End Date Wednesday 17 September 2025Salary Range £81,999 - £122,999Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job ShareJob Description Summary .Job DescriptionJOB TITLE: Senior Software EngineerSALARY: £81,999 - £91,110LOCATION(S): LondonHOURS: Full-timeWORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our office location.About this opportunityWe're on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it. We're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology and our culture are changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation.This role sits within our Customer Data Services Platform and we're the team that looks after the customer data for the whole of Lloyds Banking Group. Our mission is to make this data available for the right purpose with the appropriate confidentiality and always ensuring a phenomenal engineering experience based on performance, resilience, and integrity. The systems we support, underpin almost everything we do as Lloyds Banking Group. We maintain these systems with the highest standard, with an ambition to take ownership of the operational support 24/7 using SRE principles.Why Lloyds Banking GroupWe’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.What you’ll needGenerally, you are technically minded and skilled at java. You have developed a project from inception to production and understand the value of well tested software and production feedback.We're looking for engineers that can ask penetrating questions, design and communicate robust solutions, develop in short iterative cycles following XP practices, while being an agile advocate for excellence, culture, and sustainability.Be prepared to join an existing development team and learn fast with the goal of becoming a strong member of the team, able to mentor peers and collaborate with stakeholders.More specifically we’d like you to have much of the following, but it's ok if you don't check every box:Hands on Software Engineering background with experience in building large scale applications in Java, using a broad set of tools, techniques, and platforms, with a focus on proving it works and does the right thing.Experience working with Spring, Hibernate, REST APIs, JSON, Microservices, Kafka and Postgres.Good understanding of architecture and cloud native principlesGood grasp of algorithms and data structuresFamiliar with test driven development approachExperience working with container environments in particular Docker, Kubernetes and Helm (e.g. GCP, Azure, AWS), ideally GCP.Familiar with automating CI/CD with tools like Jenkins, Spinnaker.Passionate about driving a modern and inclusive cultureAble to listen, reflect and respect the views of others as well as being able to communicate your own opinion without being strongly tied to itA growth mindset, who encourages, mentor and motivates the teams around youHave an Agile mindset and be familiar with Agile values and principlesAbout working for usOur ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re 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 a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with 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 performance-related bonusShare schemes including free shares.Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.Generous holiday allowance, with bank holidays on topA range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesWant to do amazing work, that’s interesting 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.
