At a Glance
- Tasks: Build secure Golang microservices for innovative financial products and collaborate with diverse teams.
- Company: Join a pioneering bank shaping finance for good with a focus on diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous pension, 30 days holiday, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Dynamic workplace with excellent growth opportunities and a commitment to employee wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your skills and career.
- Qualifications: Experience in backend development with Golang and a passion for continuous learning.
The predicted salary is between 76760 - 115140 £ per year.
Salary Range: £76,760 - £115,140
Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working
Job Description Summary:
As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll build elegant, performant, maintainable, operable and secure Golang microservices that power innovative financial products and services. You’ll collaborate closely with product, engineering and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions, contribute to system design and architecture, champion engineering best practice, and help continuously improve development processes. You’ll play a key role in building a connected platform, developing data-driven financial insights, enabling integrations with leading applications and services, and supporting the delivery of scalable, resilient systems that help customers better manage their money.
What we’re looking for:
- Strong commercial experience developing backend applications in Golang
- Experience building and supporting microservices architectures
- Experience deploying and operating applications in containerised environments, ideally Kubernetes
- Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
- Experience working within agile development environments
- Ability to diagnose and resolve issues across the application stack, including network, server and database layers
- Experience building concurrent, distributed applications at scale
- Experience working with DevOps or SRE teams to support production environments
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- A passion for learning, continuous improvement and delivering high-quality software
And it would be great if you had any of the following:
- Experience with PHP
- Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ or other messaging technologies
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Experience of real-time, low-latency transaction-based systems
- Knowledge of AWS, Docker and CI/CD practices
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB or BigQuery
- Exposure to data platforms, ETL processes or machine learning-enabled products
- Experience mentoring, coaching or supporting the development of other engineers
- Previous experience within fintech, payments or a fast-paced startup environment
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready for a career where you’ll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
Backend Software Engineer employer: Lloyds Bank plc
Lloyds Banking Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Cardiff that fosters professional growth and collaboration. With a competitive salary package, generous benefits including a robust pension scheme and flexible working options, employees are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally. The company prioritises inclusivity and well-being, ensuring that all team members can achieve their full potential while making a meaningful impact in the SME banking sector.
