Lead Software Engineer

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer
Salary: £84,051 - £93,390
Location: 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 one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

Why Join us?

If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it

About this opportunity 

Be at the heart of delivery in your team building features with a passion for great Problem-solving skills within a technical environment. Work with the product and engineering leads to achieve the vision and customer outcomes for your Lab, through writing well-factored and tested code.  Be curious about technology and understanding how things work. You'll influence positively demonstrating the right values and behaviours as we improve how we deliver.  

What you’ll be doing…

Build Modern, Cloud‑Native Services 

• Engineer high‑quality microservices using Quarkus, Spring Boot, RESTful patterns, SOAP services, and evolving microservice build frameworks. 

• Develop secure, performant, and scalable applications using Java, NodeJS, Hibernate, Apache, and industry‑endorsed design patterns. 

• Build intuitive, resilient UI experiences using ReactJS, Redux, Webpack, HTML5, ES6, Ajax, jQuery, Bootstrap, and modern JavaScript engineering practices. 

Deliver High‑Quality, Testable, and Secure Solutions 

• Apply hands‑on engineering practices including pair programming, TDD, BDD, reusable frameworks, and automated quality gates. 

• Implement advanced authentication and authorisation patterns: SSO, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, IDP integration, token flows, secure API design, and mobile SDK integration aligned to LBG standards. 

Drive Modern DevOps, Automation & Platform Excellence 

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Harness, Maven, GitHub, Git, IntelliJ/Eclipse, and modern automation tooling. 

• Work with Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless patterns to design scalable deployment architectures across Lloyds cloud environments. 

• Use Dynatrace, Playwright, Lighthouse, Gatling, and other monitoring/quality frameworks to ensure robust performance and observability. 

Shape the Future of AI Driven Engineering 

• Contribute to agentic AI initiatives across BTB and BCB—supporting AI‑driven automation, developer‑assist tools, orchestration agents, and end‑to‑end intelligent workflows. 

• Use GitHub Copilot, Codex/Sonnet, and other AI‑assisted tooling for accelerated coding, documentation, and debugging. 

• Collaborate with data, platform, and product teams to embed AI‑enabled capabilities into customer‑facing journeys and backend services. 

Engineer for Mission Critical Banking Domains 

• Build and optimise services across core BTB/BCB capabilities including Accounts, Deposits, Business Debit, Payments, Cash Management, and Merchant Services. 

Lead by Example in Engineering Excellence 

• Provide technical leadership across squads—shaping architecture, promoting modern engineering mindset, and mentoring colleagues. 

• Participate in design reviews, threat modelling, dependency mapping, and cross‑lab engineering governance. 

What we're looking for?

• Essential, mature expertise in Quarkus, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, microservices, SOAP services, and evolving microservice build patterns. 

• Modern JavaScript proficiency: ReactJS, Redux, Webpack, HTML5, DHTML, ES6, Ajax, jQuery, Bootstrap. 

• Practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless architectures. 

• Mature capability with DevOps tooling: Harness CI/CD, Maven, Git, Eclipse, IntelliJ, and modern CI/CD automation practices. 

• Handson engineering practices including Pair Programming, TDD, BDD, and reusable build frameworks. 

• Demonstrated experience with Agentic AI: AI and data tooling, crossplatform collaboration, and contributing to AIdriven agent development. 

• Advanced capability in Authentication and authorisation patterns: SSO, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, IDP integration, token issuance, secure API patterns, and mobile 

• Proficiency with GitHub Copilot, Codex/Sonet, and AIassisted code generation, documentation, and debugging. 

• Mature use of tools/frameworks: Dynatrace, Playwright, Lighthouse, Gatling. 

• Deep experience in cash management and payment products, especially Accounts, Deposits, Business Debit, and Merchant Services. 

This is a place for you…
 
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 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 bonus award, subject to Group performance 

• 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 

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

 
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.