At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and support applications while collaborating with technical and business users.
- Company: Join a multi-skilled team in Edinburgh focused on market risk solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy up to 15% pension contribution, 30 days holiday, and performance-related bonuses.
- Other info: Hybrid working pattern requires at least 2 days in the office.
- Why this job: Be part of a diverse team committed to innovative risk solutions and personal growth.
- Qualifications: Over 5 years of experience in Python and SQL Server, with strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location: Edinburgh
Hours: Full-time
Working pattern: Hybrid (at least 2 days per week in office)
About this opportunity
Join a multi-skilled rapid application development team embedded in the business, enhancing capability through collaborative solution delivery. Take your place in the Traded Risk Rapid Application Development team where you'll work with multi-skilled software engineers, risk, change and operational SMEs. As an Application Developer, apply your significant experience in software development and broader technical expertise to deliver and support technical solutions and build business functionality, enabling evolving analytical, regulatory, and operational deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Design, deliver, and support internally developed and connected applications and robust technical solutions in collaboration with technical and business users, recommending options where appropriate
- Conduct research into new solutions and prototype new ideas
- Analyse problems, provide expert diagnosis, maximise your individual skills and collaboration
- Develop product specifications and accompanying testing
- Support change planning with project colleagues and ensure controlled change delivery
- Develop capabilities of the team, providing specialised training in your area of expertise
What you’ll need
Technical skills:
- Over 5 years of experience developing applications, automation and technical solutions in Python, plus a broad developer experience across a range of technologies, including SQL Server
- Working experience with DevOps and change tools accompanied by experience with software development lifecycle and agile delivery methods
- Strong problem solving skills and a growth mindset, able to demonstrate effectiveness in learning and applying new skills, and application of AI to solution development
- Experience delivering applications and technical solutions covering content in market and / or counterparty risk
Additional experience (useful)
- Delivering complex information simply and concisely, such as to a non-technical audience
- AI assisted development and deployment (e.g. vibe coding) to build applications via AI using natural language
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 performance-related bonus
- 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
Market Risk Engineering Developer employer: Lloyds Banking Group
This Edinburgh-based company prioritises diversity and inclusion, offering a generous pension scheme and 30 days of holiday. The team is dedicated to developing innovative market risk solutions while supporting personal and professional growth.
