Software Engineer (BE) - Banking Lab

JOB TITLE: Software Engineer

SALARY: £70,929 - £78,810

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh

HOURS: Full-time

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

About this opportunity

If you think all banks are the same, you'd be wrong. We're an innovative, fast-changing business that's shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose. Together, we're putting the ever-evolving needs of our customers at the heart of everything we do, as they move through their financial life with us.

As a Software Engineer for our Consumer Relationship Platforms, you’ll design and develop software features or services that are vital in our mission to help Britain prosper. You’ll be curious about technology, understanding how things work and will influence positively to solve customer problems using technology and Engineering practices. You’ll work with the product and engineering leads to achieve the vision and customer outcomes for your Lab, through writing well-factored and tested code and building efficient and reusable back-end systems and abstractions. You'll lead, direct and shape approaches to solving technical challenges and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting transformation journey and there could not be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you’ll need:

• Extensive Experience: Extensive professional experience in Java development, with a strong track record of designing, implementing, and maintaining Java applications.
• Proficiency in Java: Deep understanding of Java (preferably Java 17+) and familiarity with modern frameworks (i.e., Spring Boot/Hibernate/JPA).
• API Development: Strong experience in designing and consuming RESTful APIs (experience with gRPC and/or SOAP is a plus).
• Computer Science Fundamentals: Solid knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Software Design Principles: Solid knowledge of Object-Oriented Design principles, Design Patterns, and Clean Code practices.
• Database Skills: Hands-on experience with Relational Databases (i.e., PostgreSQL/Oracle/MySQL), including writing and optimizing SQL queries.
• Testing: Knowledge of Unit Testing, TDD/BDD, Integration Testing, and test automation tools (i.e., JUnit/Mockito/Cucumber).
• Agile Methodologies: Proven ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments, with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• CI/CD and Version Control: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Version Control Systems, and modern software development practices.

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Containerization and Orchestration: Familiarity with Containerization and Container Orchestration tools (i.e., Docker/Kubernetes).
• Cloud Platforms: Experience with Cloud Platforms (i.e., AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Microservices Architecture: Exposure to microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Message Brokers: Experience with Message Brokers (i.e., Kafka/RabbitMQ/IBM MQ).
• DevOps Principles: Understanding of DevOps principles and infrastructure as code tools (i.e., Terraform).
• Performance Tuning: Background in performance tuning, profiling, and monitoring Java applications.
• Observability and Monitoring: Solid experience with Observability and Monitoring tools (i.e., Splunk/Dynatrace).
• Leadership and Mentoring: Experience mentoring junior developers or leading small engineering teams.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We’re committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best. 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.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you’d like an adjustment to the recruitment process 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