At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop high-quality Java applications that impact millions.
- Company: Join Lloyds Banking Group, a forward-thinking bank shaping finance for good.
- Benefits: Enjoy a generous pension, annual bonus, 30 days holiday, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Inclusive culture with strong focus on diversity and career growth.
- Why this job: Be part of an innovative team and make a real difference in finance.
- Qualifications: Experience in Java, REST APIs, and cloud technologies required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Base pay range: This range is provided by Lloyds Banking Group. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Hours: Full time
Working pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site
About the opportunity: We’re seeking a talented Senior Java Engineer to join our team; you’ll be responsible for designing and developing high throughput applications using Java with high quality production‑ready code to deliver functionality to our customers. You’ll be accountable for ensuring all decisions are made within a sound risk framework and within Group standards and appetite while managing the full software development process within an agile environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and develop applications in Java with automated tests to ensure it meets business functionality.
- Implement monitoring for applications and analyse health & performance to improve.
- Be part of cross‑functional product engineering team and adhere engineering standards throughout the software development life cycle.
- Pair with other engineers to review the code considering the quality standards agreed to follow in the team.
- Make sure code is kept up to date and version controlled within a repository.
- Collaborate with architects and other senior engineers to produce application/design documentation.
- Problem‑solve/debug production issues and minimise customer impact.
- Mentor/coach the engineers to deliver high‑quality applications that are designed for security, testing, maintainability and observability.
What you’ll need:
- Hands on experience in building enterprise REST API (with open API standards) in Java (min Java 11) and experience with Java frameworks like Hibernate, Spring Boot, Spring Core and Spring Security.
- Hands‑on experience working with Kafka, including experience with Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect and Kafka API.
- Hands‑on experience with SQL and experience working with GCP Cloud SQL and Spanner.
- Experience with TDD practices such as automated unit and integration tests and DevOps practices like CI/CD.
- Experience in designing and building high‑volume distributed event‑driven systems at scale, fault tolerant, resilient and highly observable.
- Experience working with messaging systems such as GCP Pub/Sub.
- Good knowledge of modern technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Istio Service Mesh, Helm, API gateway, SRE, DORA concepts and metrics, and scalable / NoSQL databases.
- Experience with Public Cloud Solution, ideally GCP.
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles.
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. If you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
Benefits:
- 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
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Information Technology
Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
Senior Software Engineer in Leeds employer: LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Lloyds Banking Group is an exceptional employer that champions innovation and inclusivity, providing a dynamic work environment for Senior Software Engineers. With a strong focus on employee growth, generous benefits including a 15% pension contribution, 30 days of holiday, and a commitment to diversity, we empower our team to thrive both personally and professionally. Join us in shaping finance as a force for good while enjoying a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance.
