Lead Python Developer, AVP

Closing date for applications: 29/07/2026

Location Bangalore, India

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

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Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X

In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.

So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.

Job description

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Join us as a Lead Engineer

This is an opportunity for a driven Lead Engineer to join us and support the technical delivery of a software engineering team

You’ll be responsible for developing solution design options and explaining the pros and cons to key stakeholders for appropriate decision making

Hone your existing technical skills and advance your career in this innovative and challenging role

We're offering this role at associate vice president level

What you'll do

In this role, you’ll support a team of developers and set the technical direction of the deliveries, applying the principles and methodologies of software engineering to the technical design, development, testing, and maintenance of applications and services.

We’ll look to you to oversee the work quality of the software engineering team, making sure that it meets the technical standards for all services output, as well as implementing a culture of concise and comprehensive technical documentation as a continuous process.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

Supporting and monitoring the technical progress against plans, while safeguarding functionality, scalability and performance and providing updates to stakeholders

Supporting and mentoring the team in the understanding of relevant software languages and technical domains

Driving the adoption of software engineering principles, processes and best practices

Liaising with engineers, architects, business analysts and other key stakeholders to understand the objectives, requirements and options

Designing and developing high-volume, high-performance and high-availability applications using proven frameworks and technologies

The skills you'll need

To be successful in this role, you’ll need a background in software engineering, software design or database design and architecture, as well as experience in providing technical leadership and accountability for a software engineering team.

We’ll also look to you to have experience of test-driven development and the use of automated test frameworks, mocking, stubbing and unit testing tools, along with knowledge of the key phases of the software delivery lifecycle and established software development methodologies.

You’ll also demonstrate:

Strong experience in object-oriented application development, with hands-on expertise in Python, PostgreSQL, Unix/Linux, and shell scripting

Proven experience leading feature teams and driving the delivery of high-performance, scalable, and resilient software solutions

Strong background working in Agile and DevOps environments, with a focus on engineering best practices, continuous integration, and continuous delivery

The ability to develop software in an SOA or micro-services paradigm

Experience of using industry recognised frameworks and development tooling

Welcome to our Bangalore hub

Located at Taurus 4, Bagmane Constellation Business Park, our new office stands as a state-of-the-art hub for innovation and collaboration.

Key facts:

A 30 acre campus

Space for 6,000 colleagues

Opened in 2025

Our tech stack

Here’s just some of the technologies we use.

Front end

JavaScript

ReactJS

AngularJS

Back end

Python

Java

Microsoft Dynamics

DevOps

AWS

GitLab

Google Cloud Platform

Data

Kafka

Hadoop

PostgreSQL

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