Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Halifax Trinity Road
Edinburgh, Scotland 1 month ago
Job Description
End Date
Saturday 11 January 2025
Salary Range£70,929 - £106,394
Flexible Working Options
Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary
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Job Description
JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
SALARY: £68,202 – 75,780 per annum
LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Halifax or Leeds
HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours per week
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our offices in either Edinburgh, Halifax or Leeds. Unfortunately, we can’t consider applications that can’t come into one of the above specified offices at this time.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Identity&Authentication Platform (ID&Auth), which is responsible for delivering capabilities to enable secure client and digital authentication and identity across all the bank’s digital channels.
We are looking for a software engineer with experience in back-end development using Java to join our growing engineering team. You’ll be responsible for developing high-quality, scalable services as part of our microservices-based architecture, while continuing to build your skills with the latest tools and frameworks.
In this role, you’ll get the chance to work with modern technologies, including microservices architectures, cloud-based infrastructure, and containerized environments.
You’ll play a key role in developing, testing, and optimizing back-end services that support seamless user experiences and integrate with various front-end and external systems.
What will you be doing with us?
Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality back-end services using Java and related technologies.
Develop containerized applications using Docker and deploy them in Kubernetes environments.
Implement Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to create well-structured, domain-focused systems that reflect business requirements.
Practice Test-Driven Development (TDD), ensuring that code is thoroughly tested and of the highest quality.
Collaborate closely with the Tech Lead and other engineers to define and prioritize back-end services and APIs.
Integrate with front-end components and third-party APIs, ensuring smooth and efficient communication between systems.
Optimize and refactor existing codebases for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Implement best practices for security, error handling, logging, and monitoring.
Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to improve code quality and team performance.
Work closely with the DevOps team to deploy and manage services incloud environments.
Continuously evaluate and implement new tools, technologies, and processes to improve the back-end architecture.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project goals and timelines.
ABOUT US
We’re on an exciting journey to transform ourGroup and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
We’re keeping an open mind for the recruitment of this role. However, asa minimum, you’ll be able to demonstrate experience in the below skills:
Essential:
Software Engineering experience – Java
Strong back-end development experience using Java, with expertise in microservices architecture and Spring Boot
A passion for writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
ID&Authorisation
Understanding of authentication/authorization mechanisms, such as OAuth2, JWT, or IAM.
Containerisation
Experience with containerized applications (Docker) and deploying in Kubernetes environments.
Cloud experience
Familiarity with cloud platforms, such as GCP or Azure.
Agile experience
Experience working in Agile environments, particularly within Scrum teams.
Communication skills
Solid communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team.
Desirable:
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.
Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and real-world application.
Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Experience with monitoring and logging tools.
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 fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and creativity.
We’re actively seeking to build a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and thinking approaches and would like to encourage applicationsfrom under-represented groups from candidates of all ethnicities, cultures and identities, and from candidates that identify as neurodiverse.
As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to support you in showcasing your best self; 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
Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more!
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clearpurpose; 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 inclusiveworkplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
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