Go Backend Lead Engineer (Hybrid)

Lloyds Banking Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Hybrid working

Job share

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Golang Lead Engineer in London/Bristol to lead the design, development and delivery of backend services that are secure, scalable and operable.

You will blend hands-on Go engineering with technical leadership, shaping the Group's backend capabilities and collaborating with Product, Architecture and SRE teams. The role follows a hybrid pattern with office days and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Strong Go backend engineering experience with testing and concurrency.
• Experience designing microservices and distributed systems.
• DevOps and production support experience.
• Containerised services with Kubernetes and Docker knowledge.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, release and support of complex backend services.
• Drive engineering quality through code reviews, technical leadership, reusable patterns and modern software engineering practices.
• Build resilient, observable and secure services that perform effectively in production environments.
• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, Engineers, SREs and Security specialists to translate requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers, support capability growth and contribute to engineering communities and standards.
• Champion automation, operational excellence, reliability, secure coding and continuous improvement.

Skills

Go

Backend engineering

Microservices

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Job description

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Golang Lead Engineer in London/Bristol to lead the design, development and delivery of backend services that are secure, scalable and operable.

You will blend hands-on Go engineering with technical leadership, shaping the Group's backend capabilities and collaborating with Product, Architecture and SRE teams. The role follows a hybrid pattern with office days and flexible working options.