Backend Software Engineer in London

End Date: Thursday 20 August 2026

Salary Range: £76,760 - £115,140

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

Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working

Job Description Summary:

SALARY: £76,760 - £95,950

LOCATION: Hybrid (London)

HOURS: Full Time (35 Hours)

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What you’ll be doing… 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.

Why Join us? If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it.

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

This is a place for you… Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition, through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers - just let us know what you need.

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.

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.