Software Engineer

End Date

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Salary Range

£48,987 - £73,481

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

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working

Job Description Summary

Software Engineer will operate at Team level and will focus on assisting in the design, development, and maintenance of software applications, gaining practical experience whilst working under the guidance of senior engineers. ​Will not have line management responsibilities.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Software Engineer
LOCATION: Edinburgh
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, minimum 40% in the office

Pay Range: £47,790 - £58,410

About this opportunity
Are you passionate about full stack development and have a knack for solving complex problems? This is your chance to join our dynamic team and make a significant impact. As a Band D Software Engineer, you will be working on exciting projects that enhance our digital presence and improve customer engagement.
 

You will be part of a collaborative team that values innovation and continuous improvement. Your role will involve developing and maintaining applications, implementing new features, and ensuring the highest level of performance and user experience. You will also have the opportunity to learn from peers and senior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth.

 

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 customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

 

Here’s how you’ll make a difference

• Having a good understanding of Agile software development and supporting continuous improvement of your team.

• Writing modular, clean, testable applications using design principles and patterns.

• Contributing to the delivery of the Lloyds Banking Group, Protection offering.

• Contributing to how we design, build, and operate software at scale within the Bank through the wider engineering community.

• Learning from and collaborating with your colleagues, providing and receiving constructive feedback through code reviews and design documents.

What do we need to see from applicants
We like people who come from a diverse group of backgrounds that can bring new and challenging ways of thinking to the team. As a minimum to be considered, we’ll need to see evidence of the following in your CV:

• Experience of designing and building RESTful APIs, particularly microservices.
• Confidence in building strongly typed applications using typescript.
• Experience with industry standard testing libraries such as SuperTest, and PlayWright.
• Confidence with designing, building, testing, and deploying services into a cloud environment.
• Experience with React and NodeJS.
• Experience collaborating with peers and senior engineers with excellent interpersonal skills.
• A good understanding of Git and how to safely manage change.
• Knowledge and experience of agile development practices, continuous integration, and test automation (e.g. TDD, BDD)

And any experience of these would be really useful

• Experience with NestJS, Kubernetes, and Docker.

• Experience building/maintaining CICD pipelines (Jenkins, GH Actions, etc.).

• Familiarity with GCP.

ABOUT WORKING FOR 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

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
• • 28 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.