Senior Software Engineer

JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer

SALARY: £70,929 - £91,110 depending on experience and location

LOCATION(S): Manchester or London

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 locations noted above. 

About this opportunity

A great opportunity has arisen for a Software Engineer to join our engineering team and make a real difference. Working in the Enterprise Data Provisioning Platform, you can help shape the Group’s ambition by enabling the bank to gain value from data by providing safe and efficient Group wide data capabilities and services.

We recognise the impact data can have on operating the bank, and we appreciate the sizeable opportunities data can bring to better serving our customers and growing the business. It is the foundation of our operation and is a vital component of building the Bank of the Future.

Our Data Platform Services team build and run the bank's enterprise data platforms. With a strong focus on automation and self-service we make data easy and safe to use.
 

The sheer pace and scale of change taking place in the data space means there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us. With a modern technology toolset at our fingertips, we'll build even more opportunities to get the most from our data.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

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 need:

• Proven experience in software engineering.

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java or Go with a focus on building scalable, production-grade solutions.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Hands-on knowledge of API development, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform).

• Experience in containerisation and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with building secure systems, adhering to enterprise security and compliance standards.

• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and align teams on a shared vision.

• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools CI/CD pipelines.

• Knowledge of Monitoring and Observability tooling.

• Experience with ITIL processes and incident management.

• Ability to triage and prioritise incidents based on severity, ensuring timely resolution.

Any experience of these would be really useful:

• Expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including BigQuery, Data Fusion, Cloud Composer, IAM, and others.

• Hands-on experience with Change Data Capture (CDC) architectural patterns and tools, such as Kafka, Kafka Connect, IBM InfoSphere CDC, and Debezium, and others.

• Ability to define objectives and measure metrics.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

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.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

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

• Up to 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.