At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and deliver modern cloud-based solutions while collaborating with a supportive team.
- Company: Join Legal & General, a leading UK financial services group focused on safeguarding futures.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, generous holidays, healthcare, and an electric car scheme.
- Other info: Flexible working options available in a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping scalable applications that support customers' financial journeys.
- Qualifications: Experience in Java, TypeScript, and cloud technologies like Azure is essential.
Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities.
Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement. We’re a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions, aiming to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys.
We're looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Group Protection technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering modern cloud-based solutions while working across the full software delivery lifecycle. You'll contribute to the evolution of our engineering practices, influence technical direction, and help build scalable, secure, and reliable applications that support our customers and colleagues.
What you'll be doing:
- Owning and evolving services and applications across their full lifecycle
- Collaborating with product owners and stakeholders to understand business needs and shape technical solutions
- Designing, developing and deploying scalable applications using modern engineering practices
- Driving quality through automated testing, observability and continuous improvement initiatives
- Leading technical problem-solving and supporting incident investigation and resolution
- Championing secure software development practices and promoting engineering best practice
- Mentoring and coaching engineers to strengthen team capability and technical excellence
- Contributing to architectural decisions, reducing technical debt and improving platform sustainability
Who we're looking for:
- Strong commercial experience developing software using Java and JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience building and supporting RESTful microservices in Spring Boot, Node.js or similar frameworks
- Solid understanding of cloud technologies, ideally Azure, alongside infrastructure and containerisation tools
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices, preferably including GitHub Actions
- Strong knowledge of software design principles, clean architecture and test-driven development
- Experience working within Agile environments using approaches such as Scrum or Kanban
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a collaborative, inclusive team culture
Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
- The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
- There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
- We’re creating net-zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in-person experience
At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel. We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time and job shares.
Senior Engineer (Java, Typescript & Azure) in Hove employer: Legal & General group
Legal & General is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With a strong commitment to inclusivity and sustainability, employees benefit from generous holiday allowances, performance-related bonuses, and opportunities for flexible working arrangements. Joining L&G means being part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to making impactful decisions that shape the future of financial services.
