Senior Software Engineer - Lloyds Banking Group｜Meet.jobs

Our Mission

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's leading digital franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country. We're building the bank of the future, and we need your help. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, with an investment of £3bn, redefining what a bank is from the inside out.

About the role

As a Feature Team Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in the future of our product development, shaping the way we design, build, test, and deploy using ground breaking technology.

On a day-to-day basis, this will mean being part of an engineering team which will:

• Launch new products & services
• Extend the functionality of our products and services
• Integrate 3rd party APIs to our products and services
• Secure, update and maintain multiple content repositories

Your role will be part of a cross-disciplinary feature team in addition to being a highly experienced member of our wider Lloyds engineering team. As part of these teams, you'll be expected to demonstrate and apply outstanding software engineering practices and skills, whilst working in a collaborative and agile environment. You'll learn new skills, technologies and approaches to software development as well as benefiting from a culture that celebrates diversity, equal opportunity and provides opportunities for flexible working.

Here's how you'll make a difference:

• You'll write modular, well tested applications that remain easy to maintain as the codebase and business continues to scale.
• You'll contribute to setting the strategic direction for how applications are developed within the team.
• You'll ensure software is built in a way that is consistent with the frameworks, patterns and practices that exist across the wider engineering community.
• You'll understand and apply industry innovation, and the sharing of knowledge to provide solutions for intricate business problems where no precedent may exist and ensure the implementation of solutions where appropriate.
• You'll mentor and develop your colleagues, providing clear and constructive feedback, whilst creating opportunities for learning and growth.
• You'll also ensure applications are fast, secure, and work across all manner of devices.

What we need from you:

• You'll demonstrate and apply exemplary software engineering practices and skills whilst working.
• You'll understand the entire application stack, deep and broad knowledge, and significant exposure to Java / Spring Boot Framework.
• Knowledgeable on agile development practices, continuous integration, and test automation (TDD, BDD, Selenium)
• You'll also understand how to design low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications in the public cloud using containerisation.
• You'll know about microservices design and build.
• You'll have strong demonstrable coaching mentoring less experienced and junior engineers experience to support and build team the capability.

We also welcome the following nice to have skills and experience:

• An understanding of Faster Payments.
• Exposure to Docker and container orchestration tools e.g. Kubernetes.
• Deep understanding of DevOps pipelines and managing change with it.

Together we'll make it possible...So what can we offer you in return?

Whatever your aspiration, you can also expect excellent benefits, personal development, and a career that's enriching and full of opportunity. We promote an inclusive, collaborative and encouraging environment- it's one of the many things our colleagues love about working with us!

We'll also give you a comprehensive package that includes:

• Base salary: £50, 130 - £65, 490
• 4% flex benefit cash pot to spend on benefits (or take as cash)
• Discretionary variable annual performance bonus
• Generous employer pension contribution up to 15%
• 30 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
• Private medical health cover, share plans and access to staff discounts!

Our continued dedication to helping Britain prosper means that as a colleague you can make a difference to customers, businesses, and communities. Together we have a key role to play in shaping the bank of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll continue to have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.