Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options.

Flexible Working Options: Flexibility in when hours are worked, Hybrid Working, Job Share, Reduced Hours.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

SALARY: Regional: £70,929 - £86,691 GBP; London: £81,999-£100,221 GBP.

LOCATION(S): Bristol/London.

HOURS: Full time – 35 hours per week.

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in one of our office sites.

Please note, that we are not able to offer sponsorship for these roles.

Who are we?

If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose. Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

We are recruiting for multiple openings across different platforms for Senior Software Engineers. As the Software Engineer, you will lead, direct and shape approaches to solving technical challenges and translating business requirements into technical solutions. You will work in a highly collaborative way to drive efforts to create, build, support and improve our software working closely with the product and engineering teams with lots of exciting new challenges. You will be a core contributor to ensure good quality and engineering practices are followed in accordance with engineering transformation strategy.

Here’s where you’ll make a difference:

An ideal Software Engineer will need to be able to display broad and deep technical experience with a passion for engineering excellence. We are looking for a dynamic and adaptable individual, able to use and learn new skills in varying circumstances. You will be curious about technology and understanding how things work and influence positively - demonstrating the right values and behaviours and encouraging this in team members.

We would be looking for the following:

• Strong understanding of at least one object-oriented language, e.g. Java, Go or Python.
• Developing RESTful API services & understanding of API Gateways (e.g. APIGEE).
• Building applications utilising container technologies e.g. Docker.
• Managing applications deployed to Kubernetes clusters, Istio & Helm.
• Cloud: GCP, GKE, IaC (Terraform).
• Build Tools & DevOps principles: Git, Maven, Jenkins CI/CD, Nexus, SonarQube.
• SQL/NoSQL database, Basic Unix/Linux Skills, TDD using JUnit.

It would be great if you also had:

• Experience in Spring Boot and Hibernate.
• Experience in JavaScript or other front-end technologies.
• Experience of building microservice architecture and event-driven systems.
• Experience in Test automation: BDD, mocking, contract testing, SAST.
• Exposure to web technologies, data tooling & infrastructure / networking.

About working for us:

Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

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.

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We’re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.