Senior Software Engineer, Lloyds
Backend
£82-91k
+ Share schemes including free shares & annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
2+ days a week in office (Gresham Street, London)
Retail and commercial bank
Open for applications
Retail and commercial bank
1001+ employees
Open for applications
£82-91k
+ Share schemes including free shares & annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
2+ days a week in office (Gresham Street, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To support families and businesses, helping them to take the next step, whatever that may be.
Role
Who you are
- We’re keeping an open mind for the recruitment of this role. However, as a minimum, you’ll be able to demonstrate experience in the below skills:
- Software Engineering experience – Java
- Strong back-end development experience using Java, with expertise in microservices architecture and Spring Boot
- A passion for writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code
- ID & Authorisation
- Understanding of authentication/authorization mechanisms, such as OAuth2, JWT, or IAM
- Containerisation
- Experience with containerized applications (Docker) and deploying in Kubernetes environments
- Cloud experience
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, such as GCP or Azure
- Agile experience
- Experience working in Agile environments, particularly within Scrum teams
- Communication skills
- Solid communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team
Desirable
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices
- Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and real-world application
- Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools
What the job involves
- HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours per week
- An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Identity & Authentication Platform (ID&Auth), which is responsible for delivering capabilities to enable secure client and digital authentication and identity across all the bank’s digital channels
- We are looking for a software engineer with experience in back-end development using Java to join our growing engineering team. You’ll be responsible for developing high-quality, scalable services as part of our microservices-based architecture, while continuing to build your skills with the latest tools and frameworks
- In this role, you’ll get the chance to work with modern technologies, including microservices architectures, cloud-based infrastructure, and containerized environments
- You’ll play a key role in developing, testing, and optimizing back-end services that support seamless user experiences and integrate with various front-end and external systems
- Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality back-end services using Java and related technologies
- Develop containerized applications using Docker and deploy them in Kubernetes environments
- Implement Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to create well-structured, domain-focused systems that reflect business requirements
- Practice Test-Driven Development (TDD), ensuring that code is thoroughly tested and of the highest quality
- Collaborate closely with the Tech Lead and other engineers to define and prioritize back-end services and APIs
- Integrate with front-end components and third-party APIs, ensuring smooth and efficient communication between systems
- Optimize and refactor existing codebases for performance, scalability, and maintainability
- Implement best practices for security, error handling, logging, and monitoring
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to improve code quality and team performance
- Work closely with the DevOps team to deploy and manage services in cloud environments
- Continuously evaluate and implement new tools, technologies, and processes to improve the back-end architecture
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project goals and timelines
Application process
- End Date: January 31, 2025
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Lloyds Bank, part of Lloyds Banking Group, began operations back in 1765 and is nowadays one of the UK’s leading retail and commercial banks. As with many leading banks, the company has dealt with its share of controversy – including for its handling of PPI complaints in 2015, and the 2009 European Commission ruling that forced it to part ways with TSB – but it has nonetheless stood the test of time and worked to build back its public reputation in the wake of these setbacks.
Of the company’s 26 million customers, over 18 million of them are online, making it the largest UK digital bank. As part of its ongoing digital transformation, the company is seeking to put the cloud at the front of its services and systems, and has cited intentions to invest heavily in overhauling its current technology infrastructure. All this seeks to serve the modern banking customer, and to compete with the fast-increasing number of alternative banking options appearing on the market.
Recently, Lloyds Bank has shown great interest in facilitating innovation in the industry, joining as a partner on FinTech Action Labs (a FinTech accelerator programme) to bring its industry expertise to early-stage FinTechs. As well as investment in digital transformation and AI, the company is enhancing its wealth product and corporate banking offerings, as well as expanding its partnerships with digital banking companies.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
- A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
- A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
- Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
- Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
- Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
- Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
- Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
- Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our 'Your Tomorrow' scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.
Company values
- We trust each other to achieve more together. We listen to, and are honest with, each other. We take things on, see them through, and give others the space and support to do the same.
- We put people first, and empower our colleagues to go the extra mile for our customers and communities. We treat everyone as individuals, and we don’t put processes ahead of real people’s needs.
- We embrace our differences to value everyone. We seek out diverse perspectives in order to learn about people’s different and changing needs, and to see how we can best support these.
- We’re bold and take action to drive the best outcomes for our customers. We champion ideas that move us forward, and we innovate for better results. We challenge things that aren’t right and make it our job to change them.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Charlie Nunn
(Group Chief Executive, not founder)Spent nine years at HSBC, including as Group Head of Wealth Management and Digital, and as CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking.
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