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Senior Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group
Manchester
5 months ago
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Thursday 13 February 2025

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£70,929 - £106,394

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JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer – Colleague Channels Platform

SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780

LOCATION(S):Manchester

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Manchester office.

About this opportunity…

Are you searching for an outstanding opportunity to lead and innovate in the world of Software Engineering? At Lloyds Banking Group, we are seeking an ambitious and proven Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in Manchester. This role offers the chance to influence the way we craft, build, test, and deploy using brand new technology.

Our mission is to innovate and enhance customer journeys and drive growth through cutting-edge solutions. Our diverse product range includes creating exceptional digital experiences for our customers, such as Fraud Self Service, and optimising colleague efficiency through Diary Management and Workforce Planning. We take pride in our strong culture, with a key focus on inclusivity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are the Smarter Journeys Lab, an integral part of the amazing Colleague Channels Platform, join our feature team and Lloyd’s engineering team to implement innovative solutions and advance product development.

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you’ll do…

  • Design, develop, and deploy software solutions to solve complex business problems.

  • Analyse large datasets to extract meaningful insights and identify patterns. Optimise software algorithms for performance and scalability.

  • Stay updated with the latest advancements in software engineering and incorporate new techniques into projects.

  • Work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to integrate software solutions into products.

  • Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance and support in their professional development.

  • Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality code and adherence to best practices.

  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of software designs, algorithms, and processes.

  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of deployed software, making necessary adjustments to improve accuracy and efficiency.

What you’ll bring…

We are looking for a seasoned and adaptable individual who can thrive in a fast-paced environment and is eager to learn new skills and technologies. The ideal candidate will possess:

Required Skills:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to tackle complex challenges.

  • Java with SpringBoot or similar frameworks

  • Kubernetes and container management

  • Docker

  • Distributed and scalable applications principles

  • Building RESTful services and Web UI

  • Exposure to continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines and test automation

  • Exposure to public cloud infrastructure, data streaming and Spanner DB

  • Experience coaching and mentoring teams to adopt the latest techniques.

Desirable Skills:

  • Up to date with the latest research and advancements in machine learning.

  • ReactJS or knowledge of JavaScript, Nodejs, TypeScript

  • Knowledge and experience of working in heavily regulated environments (e.g., finance).

  • Experience with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure for deploying machine learning models.

About working for us…

Our focus is to ensure we are 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 is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would 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 performance-related bonus

  • Share schemes including free shares.

  • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.

  • 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

  • A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

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.

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