Backend Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution up to 15%

Annual bonus subject to Group perf

Share schemes including free shares

Wellbeing initiatives

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build Golang microservices powering innovative financial products. You will collaborate with product, engineering and business teams, contribute to system design, and champion best practices to deliver scalable, secure software.

Join with strong experience in backend development, Kubernetes, and distributed systems, contributing to data-driven insights and resilient platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience developing backend applications in Golang.
• Experience building and supporting microservices architectures.
• Experience deploying and operating applications in containerised environments, ideally Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience working within agile development environments.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve issues across the application stack, including network, server and database layers.
• Experience building concurrent, distributed applications at scale.
• Experience working with DevOps or SRE teams to support production environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• A passion for learning, continuous improvement and delivering high-quality software.

Responsibilities

• Build Golang microservices that power financial products and services.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Contribute to system design and architecture and champion engineering best practice.
• Help continuously improve development processes and enable scalable, resilient systems.

Skills

Golang backend

Microservices

Kubernetes

Databases

Agile

DevOps

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Job Description Summary . Job Description

End Date Tuesday 24 November 2026

Salary Range £76,760 - £115,140

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

Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Title: Backend Software Engineer

SALARY: £76,760 - £95,950

LOCATION: Hybrid (London)

HOURS: Full Time (35 Hours)

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What you’ll be doing…

As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll build elegant, performant, maintainable, operable and secure Golang microservices that power innovative financial products and services. You’ll collaborate closely with product, engineering and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions, contribute to system design and architecture, champion engineering best practice, and help continuously improve development processes. You’ll play a key role in building a connected platform, developing data-driven financial insights, enabling integrations with leading applications and services, and supporting the delivery of scalable, resilient systems that help customers better manage their money.

Why Join us?

If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it

What we’re looking for?

• Strong commercial experience developing backend applications in Golang
• Experience building and supporting microservices architectures
• Experience deploying and operating applications in containerised environments, ideally Kubernetes
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience working within agile development environments
• Ability to diagnose and resolve issues across the application stack, including network, server and database layers
• Experience building concurrent, distributed applications at scale
• Experience working with DevOps or SRE teams to support production environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• A passion for learning, continuous improvement and delivering high-quality software

And it would be great if you had any of the following...

• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ or other messaging technologies
• Experience with event-driven architectures
• Experience of real-time, low-latency transaction-based systems
• Knowledge of AWS, Docker and CI/CD practices
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB or BigQuery
• Exposure to data platforms, ETL processes or machine learning-enabled products
• Experience mentoring, coaching or supporting the development of other engineers
• Previous experience within fintech, payments or a fast-paced startup environment

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.

We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have a disability, long-term health or 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 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

At Lloyds Banking Group

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.