Lead Software Engineer, Lloyds
£92.7-109.1k
+ An annual performance-related bonus and share schemes including free shares
2+ days a week in office
Retail and commercial bank
Be an early applicant
Retail and commercial bank
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£92.7-109.1k
+ An annual performance-related bonus and share schemes including free shares
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To support families and businesses, helping them to take the next step, whatever that may be.
Role
Who you are
- Deep expertise in full‑stack engineering, with hands‑on leadership using React on the frontend and .NET on the backend
- Proven experience applying modern engineering practices, including automated testing, TDD, CI, pair programming, code reviews, and strong version control workflows
- Strong technical leadership with the ability to set engineering direction, bootstrap new projects, and guide multi‑disciplinary teams across the full development lifecycle
- Expertise in designing and evolving RESTful API contracts, ensuring scalability, consistency, and maintainability
- Solid understanding of cloud‑hosted application development, modern web architectures, API integration patterns, and DevOps‑driven CI/CD pipelines
- Advanced proficiency in Git, including branching strategies, code collaboration, and managing complex change flows
- Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, covering unit, UI, integration, and automated testing frameworks
- Solid working knowledge of SQL, including complex queries, indexing strategies, stored procedures, and performance optimisation
- Experience developing, deploying, and supporting applications on Windows Server and IIS environments
- Practical understanding of IIS deployment, configuration, and environment management
- Ability to identify and introduce new technologies, tools, and best practices to uplift engineering quality and team effectiveness
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to express technical opinions clearly and the pragmatism to adapt when appropriate
Desirable
- Strong DevOps mindset, with exposure to tools such as Jenkins, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform
- Cloud experience across major platforms — GCP preferred, with AWS or Azure also highly valued
- Experience of working with containerisation technologies, particularly Docker
- Hands‑on experience implementing and using CI/CD pipelines to streamline delivery workflows
- Experience enhancing and modernising legacy or monolithic applications, improving performance and maintainability
- Understanding of modernisation approaches, such as refactoring, modularisation, or transitioning to more modern architectures
What the job involves
- Lead a full-stack feature team of software and quality engineers with a focus on predictable delivery and engineering excellence
- Collaborate with fellow leads, solution architects, UI/UX designers, and product owners to define roadmaps, technical designs and unblock delivery
- Lead by example by being a hands-on contributor to the codebase and providing oversight and feedback via pull requests
- Demonstrate leadership for API and microservice design with deep knowledge in your specialist domain (API/microservice/Frontend)
- Provide line-management and personal development support for engineering team members
- We’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
Application process
- End Date: April 3, 2026
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, but it has nonetheless stood the test of time and worked to build back its public reputation in the wake of these setbacks.
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 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.
On top of this, Lloyds Bank has shown great interest in facilitating innovation in the industry, joining as a partner on "FinTech Action Labs" to bring its industry expertise to early-stage FinTechs. The company continues to enhance its online and mobile services (it is the UK's biggest mobile bank), 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 HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Charlie Nunn
(Group Chief Executive)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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