Senior Software Engineer, Cards

Lloyds Banking Group

Drive technical development and delivery as a Senior Software Engineer at a technology-led bank. Collaborate with teams to create secure, scalable solutions for finance.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £63,152 - £94,728 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesNode.jsReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead technical development and delivery at Team level.
Operate as Individual Contributors, who are specialists in particular technology areas and will be narrower and have deeper focus.
Capable of accurate effort estimate for any change.
Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
Lead with debugging and analysis of production incidents.
Mentor and coach junior engineers, encouraging a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience as a Senior Full Stack Engineer or in a comparable role
Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals, with a track record of building scalable, resilient, and highly observable systems
Expert proficiency in Java, with additional experience in JavaScript, Node.js or React considered a plus
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, or AWS), including cloud‑native architectures
Proven experience building, deploying, and operating containerised applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
Practical application of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles
Solid understanding of software testing strategies, methodologies, and best practices
Experience working in Agile environments, including Scrum, and using tools such as Jira
Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Harness.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges
Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships
Awareness of and interest in emerging technologies, including Generative AI, and Agentic / AI Capabilities
Good understanding of networking concepts, ideally across both public cloud and on‑premise environments
Ability to contribute to architectural decisions and help shape the broader engineering strategy
Commitment to mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Full Stack EngineeringSoftware Engineering FundamentalsTest-Driven Development (TDD)Software Testing StrategiesCI/CD Tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness)

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsCollaborationStakeholder EngagementMentoring