Backend Java Engineer: Build a New Stockbroking Platform (Hybrid)

lloyds banking group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for a hybrid position in Leeds. You will join a team dedicated to building a new digital stockbroking platform, focusing on back-end development using Java. Candidates should possess proven skills in developing RESTful APIs and microservices, along with experience in high-quality coding and cloud-native solutions. Competitive salary and generous benefits included.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

30 days’ holiday

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building back end RESTful APIs in Java.
• Eager to collaborate with engineers, product owners, and stakeholders.
• Ability to develop HTTP API services for the Stockbroking app.

Responsibilities

• Join the Stockbroking Lab's engineering team.
• Take ownership of personal development and skills growth.
• Contribute to good engineering guidelines.

Skills

Building back end RESTful APIs in Java

Backend Microservices & accompanying frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot)

Developing high quality, testable, re-usable and modular code

GIT, source code management

Automation and CI/CD across the SDLC

Working with large-scale applications

Cloud native solutions (GCP)

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading financial services organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for a hybrid position in Leeds. You will join a team dedicated to building a new digital stockbroking platform, focusing on back-end development using Java. Candidates should possess proven skills in developing RESTful APIs and microservices, along with experience in high-quality coding and cloud-native solutions. Competitive salary and generous benefits included.