Software Engineer (BE) - Banking Lab

Software Engineer (BE) - Banking Lab

Software Engineer (BE) - Banking Lab

Apply locations: Edinburgh

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Yesterday

Job requisition id: 133251

End Date: Thursday 24 April 2025

Salary Range: £70,929 - £106,394

We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working

Job Description Summary:

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.

What you'll need:

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

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Familiarity with Containerization and Container Orchestration tools (i.e., Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with Cloud Platforms (i.e., AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Exposure to microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience with Message Brokers (i.e., Kafka/RabbitMQ/IBM MQ).
• Understanding of DevOps principles and infrastructure as code tools (i.e., Terraform).
• Background in performance tuning, profiling, and monitoring Java applications.
• Solid experience with Observability and Monitoring tools (i.e., Splunk/Dynatrace).
• 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'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 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

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'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.

About Us

With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.