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Thursday 27 November 2025Salary Range
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JOB TITLE: Senior Software EngineerJob Description
About this opportunity
You’ll be part of Core Banking in our Consumer Relationships Platform working in the Next Generation Core lab. The lab is focussed on building the new core banking platform that will support servicing our customers through multiple channels and will enable the bank to create new innovative products for our customers using our ground breaking cloud-based technology platform.
What you’ll be doing:
Actively contribute to the codebase while collaborating with architects and cross-functional teams to design scalable software solutions.
Build strong relationships and support team development through mentoring and coaching, with a focus on collective success.
Develop a deep understanding of the business domain and processes to effectively translate user needs into stories and technical tasks.
Drive efficient breakdowns of work, ensuring non-functional requirements like security and performance are well considered.
Partner with the Engineering Lead and other teams to enhance ways of working across the lab by proposing and testing innovative approaches.
What you’ll need:
Strong expertise in Object-Oriented Design and back-end development, ideally with deep knowledge of Java.
Solid understanding of software fundamentals such as threading, memory management, debugging, and clean coding practices.
Proven ability to lead and communicate effectively, promote agile ways of working, and mentor others.
Experience in application and solution design, with a focus on managing technical debt and delivering high-quality engineering outcomes.
Comfort in both technical and business conversations, with a delivery-focused mindset.
Nice to Have
Experience with Test-Driven Development and test automation
Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (Strategic and Tactical)
Knowledge of Microservices, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka
Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes for containerized development and deployment
Why Lloyds Banking Group
We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t 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.
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 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
Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today
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.