Lead Software Engineer

Job title:

Lead Software Engineer

Company

Lloyds Banking Group

Job description

End Date Monday 29 July 2024Salary Range £86,964 – £158,581Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job ShareJob Description Summary .Job DescriptionLead Software EngineerSalary: £86,964 to £102,310Location: EdinburghHours: Full timeWorking Pattern: At least 2 days per week in our Edinburgh office.About the opportunityEveryday Banking is a key platform for Lloyds Banking Group with a very broad reach across the Bank’s customer base and a diverse stakeholder group. The platform is responsible for the end-to-end journeys for personal current accounts and savings products to consumers and providing a market leading customer experience through the servicing of Debit and Credit cards through multiple channels.As a Lead Software Engineer in the Savings Lab, you will help to transform, modernise and re-imagine our existing platforms and services, adopting the latest technology and agile ways of working to deliver iterative value at paceWhat you’ll doWork as part of a self-organised engineering team to design and develop software features or services that are delightful and vital in our mission to help Britain prosper.Be a technical leader both within your team and outside, coaching and/or mentoring other more junior engineers as appropriate.Work with the product and engineering leads to achieve the vision and customer outcomes for your Lab, through writing well-factored and tested code.Be curious about technology and understanding how things work. You’ll influence positively demonstrating the right values and behaviours as we improve how we deliver.What we’re looking forA capable technical leader, who takes ownership of design and delivery and is willing to help grow and guide junior engineers within their team and area.Deep understanding and proficiency in at least one language (Java w/Spring Boot, Go)Experienced with modern engineering concepts and technologies such as Microservices, RESTful APIs, Kubernetes, Git, Jenkins, ArgoCD and Tekton.Strong understanding of distributed system architectures and a proven ability to deliver high quality applications at scale.Ability to write efficient and scalable software as well as experience with performance profiling and optimisation.Experience building and maintaining payment services in live on the cloud is desirable.Strong knowledge of security patterns and best practiceAbility to effectively communicate and work collaboratively across engineering function to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste.An advocate for quality that can support the team leveraging: CI/CD best practice, Pair Programming, TDD and BDDStrong analytical skills to identify and resolve complex technical issues.What you’ll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous)Working in the private / public cloud domain at scale, primarily with GCP. Solving real world problems and being comfortable working in a complex regulated environmentAbout working for usOur 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 performanceShare schemes including free sharesBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on topA range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesWant to do amazing work, that’s exciting 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.

Expected salary

£86964 – 158581 per year

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:50:10 GMT

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