Jobs search

Lead Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group • Edinburgh, UK • 1d ago

Whatyou’llbe doing:

Lead a full-stack feature team of software and quality engineers with a focus on predictable delivery and engineering excellence.

Collaborate with fellow leads, solution architects, UI/UX designers, and product owners to define roadmaps, technical designs and unblock delivery.

Lead by example by being a hands-on contributor to the codebase and providing oversight and feedback via pull requests.

Demonstrate leadership for API and microservice design with deep knowledge in your specialist domain (API/microservice/Frontend).

Provide line-management and personal development support for engineering team members

Why join us?

We’reon an exciting journey to transform our Group and the waywe’reshaping finance for good.We’refocusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Groupa great placefor everyone.

Whatwe’relooking for:

Deepexpertiseinfull‑stack engineering, with hands‑on leadership usingReacton the frontend and.NETon the backend.

Proven experience applyingmodern engineering practices, including automated testing, TDD, CI, pair programming, code reviews, and strong version control workflows.

Strong technical leadership with the ability toset engineering direction, bootstrap new projects, and guide multi‑disciplinary teams across the full development lifecycle.

Expertiseindesigning and evolving RESTful API contracts, ensuring scalability, consistency, and maintainability.

Solid understanding ofcloud‑hosted application development, modern web architectures, API integration patterns, and DevOps‑driven CI/CD pipelines.

AdvancedproficiencyinGit, including branching strategies, code collaboration, and managing complex change flows.

Strong knowledge oftesting methodologies, covering unit, UI, integration, and automated testing frameworks.

Solid working knowledge ofSQL, including complex queries, indexing strategies, stored procedures, and performance optimisation.

Experience developing, deploying, and supporting applications onWindows Server and IISenvironments.

Practical understanding ofIIS deployment, configuration, and environment management.

Ability toidentifyand introducenew technologies, tools, and best practicesto uplift engineering quality and team effectiveness.

Excellent communication skills with the confidence to express technical opinions clearly and the pragmatism to adapt whenappropriate.

Nice to Have:

StrongDevOps mindset, with exposure to tools such asJenkins, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

Cloud experience across major platforms — GCP preferred, with AWS or Azure also highly valued.

Experience of working withcontainerisation technologies, particularly Docker.

Hands‑on experienceimplementing and using CI/CD pipelinesto streamline delivery workflows.

Experienceenhancing and modernising legacy or monolithic applications, improving performance and maintainability.

Understanding ofmodernisation approaches, such as refactoring, modularisation, or transitioning to more modern architectures.

This is a place for you:

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, andwe’recommitted to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive,learnand develop.

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.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet theminimumcriteria for the role with a disability, long-termhealthor neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

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 make an impact? Apply today.

Related Jobs

Apply

Related Jobs

HPC Storage benchmark expert

Chief Controls Testing Manager 12 Month FTC

Lead Solutions Architect

IT Supplier Manager

Enhanced Annuities Senior Manager

Head of Legal, Debt Products – Commercial Banking Legal

Private Banking Lending Manager

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud)

Senior Economist (Group Public Affairs)

Technology Audit Analyst

Technology Audit Analyst