Golang Lead Engineer, Lloyds
£84.6-154.3k
+ An annual performance-related bonus + Share schemes including free shares
2-5 days a week in office
Retail and commercial bank
Be an early applicant
Retail and commercial bank
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£84.6-154.3k
+ An annual performance-related bonus + Share schemes including free shares
2-5 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
- Strong Software Engineering expertise, with significant experience building and operating production backend services in Go, including testing, concurrency, code quality and maintainable service design
- Experience designing and delivering microservices, APIs, integrations and distributed systems, balancing performance, resilience, security and maintainability
- Strong DevOps and operational engineering capability, including CI/CD, automated testing, release practices and production support
- Experience building and operating containerised services, with knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker and modern cloud deployment approaches
- Strong leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to mentor engineers, guide technical decisions and lead delivery through ambiguity
- Excellent critical thinking, decision making and stakeholder collaboration skills, with the ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly and influence outcomes. The Skills Taxonomy identifies relevant skills including Software Engineering, DevOps, SRE & Service Engineering, Technology Leadership, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Coaching & Feedback and Stakeholder Management
Desirable
- Experience modernising legacy applications into well-owned backend services
- Experience within a regulated financial services environment or other large-scale enterprise organisation
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Azure, OpenShift, platform engineering capabilities or internal developer platforms
- Experience using AI tools responsibly to support software development, testing, documentation or operational activities
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Golang Lead Engineer to lead the technical development and delivery of backend services that are reliable, secure, scalable and easy to operate!
- This role sits within Software Engineering and offers the opportunity to shape the Group's Mobile Security Core and wider backend capabilities. You'll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, helping teams build high-quality Go services, APIs, integrations and deployment pipelines while driving engineering excellence across delivery teams!
- Lead the design, build, release and support of complex backend services and shared platform capabilities
- Drive engineering quality through code reviews, technical leadership, reusable patterns and modern software engineering practices
- Build resilient, observable and secure services that perform effectively in production environments
- Partner with Product Owners, Architects, Engineers, SREs and Security specialists to translate requirements into practical technical solutions
- Mentor engineers, support capability growth and contribute to engineering communities and standards
- Champion automation, operational excellence, reliability, secure coding and continuous improvement
Application process
- End Date: Saturday 10 October 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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