Software Engineer - Digital Assets

Software Engineer London (can be flex on location/ UK Wide) As a Software Engineer, you will be at the forefront of designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge software solutions. You will work within the Digital Innovation team, building features that enhance our digital products and services. We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job you\’ll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you\’ll spend 40% of your working time, based at our London office. As a Full Stack Software Engineer in our Digital Innovation team, you’ll play a key role in building and evolving the digital services that power experiences for millions of Nationwide members. You’ll work across the full software development lifecycle—designing, developing, testing, and deploying scalable web applications and APIs. You’ll collaborate closely with designers, product owners, and fellow engineers to deliver high-quality, accessible, and secure digital experiences. You’ll contribute to both front-end and back-end development, using modern frameworks and cloud-native technologies. You’ll help shape and maintain CI/CD pipelines, write automated tests, and ensure code quality through peer reviews and continuous integration practices. You’ll also look for opportunities to improve performance, simplify architecture, and reduce technical debt, whilst mentoring junior engineers and contributing to a culture of continuous learning and innovation. Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript and React, with a solid grasp of modern ES6+ features and best practices Docker) and experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure Proficiency in at least one back-end language (e.g., js, C#, Golang), with experience designing and building RESTful APIs Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases, and familiarity with ORMs and migration tools Strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and a collaborative mindset and test-driven approach (Unit testing and E2E testing) Comfortable working in Agile environments and using version control systems like Git Say it straight – We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand Push for better – We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development Get it done – We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16% ~ Life assurance worth 8x your salary ~ A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme ~ Access to an annual performance related bonus ~ Access to training to help you develop and progress your career ~25 days holiday, pro rata As a mutual, we’re owned by our members – those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.