Why Engineering?

Engineering drives the innovation and solutions that power our growth and success, connecting ideas to real-world impact and delivering value at scale. Our Engineers create cutting-edge solutions that make a real difference for millions of customers. Whether it's enhancing mobile apps, leveraging AI for personalised experiences, or simplifying core systems, our engineers are shaping the future of banking. 

We’re not just building tech, we’re building better customer journeys, smarter systems, and a more secure digital future.

Our world-class summer internship

Our Engineering internship is structured differently to all other internships and is designed to give you a real appreciation of what it means to work for us as an Engineer. The programme emphasises agile ways of working and immerses you in a dynamic and collaborative environment in which you’ll gain exposure to the business, work alongside cross functional teams, and contribute to specialist projects. 

At the end of the internship, we’ll assess you on what you’ve learned. Complete this successfully and you could be offered a place on our Engineering graduate programme, where you can carry forward the skills you’ve learnt into the next steps of your career.     

Over the course of this eight-week programme, you can look forward to: 

• Actively participating and contributing to key projects  

• Attending scrum master stand ups and check ins to drive project progress and participation as well as end of sprint demos, retros, and feedback sessions 

• Developing your engineering skills and application through agile methodologies and NatWest ways of working 

• Joining regularly scheduled spotlight sessions with internal subject matter experts 

• Learning about how we operate, and the contribution NatWest Digital X and Engineering makes across our organisational functions including Retail, Wealth, and Corporate 

• Building an understanding of the products and services we provide for our customers and colleagues   

• Attending enhanced Engineering cohort-specific networking experiences, social sessions and inspirational speaker sessions. 

How you’ll benefit

We’ll reward you with a starting salary of £29,400 pro rata. And on top of your salary, you’ll also have access to our flexible benefits package.

Plus, you can expect to:

• Learn from industry experts and immediately apply your learnings    

• Enrich your learning with access to our Learning Academy    

• Test and learn new approaches in a safe, inclusive environment    

• Start building a global professional network    

• Grow your confidence, build your resilience, and elevate your presence    

• Experience first-hand what it’s like working in a purpose-driven organisation 

Entry requirements

To be eligible for our Engineering internship, you’ll need:     

• To be in your penultimate year of university     

• To be on course to achieving a 2:1 in a STEM subject 

• Clear communication skills, able to break down complex problems and explain your ideas 

• A curious, logical mindset with a passion for solving problems 

• Confidence working with data, statistics, and experimentation 

• A flexible attitude, comfortable with change and ambiguity 

• A drive to learn, grow, and make a real impact 

Ready to apply?

The application window for this programme will be open until we receive enough applications to fill our cohort. When that happens, we’ll close the programme to new applications. It’s important to take the time to make sure you’re making the right decision about the programme you want to apply for (you can only apply for one programme) but please complete your application as soon as you can to make sure you don’t miss out! 

Have another question?

Head over to our ‘Applying and eligibility support’ page now for answers to some of our most commonly asked questions.

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