Senior Software Engineer

JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer

SALARY: £72,702 to £88,858 

LOCATION: 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 one of our office sites in Edinburgh.

About this opportunity…

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Digital Finance Lab to develop and deliver innovative payment solutions and services for our customers and business.The Lab will focus on tasks that bring real value to the group by exploring opportunities in the Digital Assets and Payments Data sector. Our aim is to provide customers and clients with products and services that meet their unique needs, going beyond our current product offerings.

Our mission in the Payments Services Platform (PSP) is to offer compliant and efficient payment capabilities for LBG. We drive innovation to ensure customers can move money confidently, quickly, and securely. The PSP is a vital part of Group Payments, serving the entire LBG

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 get involved with…

Working within a feature team to develop and deliver innovative payment solutions and services for our customers and business. The team works closely with industry groups and regulators to help Britain prosper while protecting the UK, the bank, and customers. We make extensive use of agile delivery techniques under the new Platform Change Framework to release value and sustain service. You'll also engage in various Industry Forums, working with other organizations to influence the direction of the strategy at Lloyds Banking Group.

What you’ll need…

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Experience with some of the following: TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Go, Rust

• Experience with CI/CD

• Experience working in an agile development team.

• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and ideally Helm, Istio, Consul, Vault

• Proficiency with PostgreSQL

• An interest in blockchain and other Web 3.0 technologies

Any of the following would be great to see...

• React, GraphQL, NodeJS, Express, Fastify, Spring Boot, Quarkus Harness

• Experience with Solidity, DAML

• OCP, GCP

• Ethereum, Canton, Solana

• Experience working with distributed 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 want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We support the principles of agile working and 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’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you’d 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

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!