GoLang Backend Engineer

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking an experienced GoLang Backend Engineer to develop secure applications. You will work in a hybrid model, delivering solutions that impact millions of customers. The role requires extensive experience in Go, REST APIs, and teamwork, contributing to a transformative journey in banking.

Benefits

Pension contribution up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of writing secure scalable enterprise-grade Go applications.
• Experience of REST APIs, containerisation technologies, micro-services architecture.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team as well as independently.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• In-depth knowledge of best coding practices and agile development practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure and scalable Go applications.
• Collaborate with team members to deliver new features.
• Optimise backend applications to meet performance requirements.

Skills

Secure scalable enterprise-grade Go applications

REST APIs

Containerisation technologies

Micro-services architecture

Collaborative teamwork

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Best coding practices

Performance optimisation

Job description

JOB TITLE: GoLang Backend Engineer

SALARY: £81,999 - £91,110

LOCATION(S): London

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 London office.

About this opportunity

At Lloyds, we're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help! We're looking for an experienced GoLang Backend Engineer to join our team.

Lloyds Banking Group is changing. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you'll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows.

As a part of this, we're redefining our digital capability, providing customers with simpler, continuous interactions across online, mobile and branches.

About the team

Our team is accountable for security within the mobile channel. We provide a suite of mobile security components, that provides an all round security posture in mobile apps including associated services (penetration testing, obfuscation, consultancy etc.).

Our mission is to build a scalable, adaptable, and proactive approach to securing LBG's mobile apps, enabling mobile engineers across the bank to operate with confidence and agility in an ever-evolving threat landscape.

We're passionate about our shared passion for delivering new features for customers across our brands in the mobile space. The Digital Platform mobile teams are part of the Transformation directorate and are fully agile teams that strive for excellence.

Joining our team. You'll get to work on applications that have millions of active users, and regularly deliver new features into their hands.

If this sounds exciting, then please go ahead, and apply as we're looking for a passionate individuals

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group 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

• Extensive knowledge of writing secure scalable enterprise-grade Go applications

• Experience of RESTAPIs, containerisation technologies, micro-services architecture

• Ability to work collaboratively within a team as well as independently

• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills

• In depth knowledge of best coding practices, code management, agile development practices and continuous delivery

• Understand how to performance optimise and fine tune backend applications to meet demanding NFRs

It would be great if you also had

• Experience of Java development

• Experience with cryptography frameworks in Go and Java

• Experience with SQL databases

• Experience and/or Interest in application security and/or mobile app security.

• Experience with cloud environments including DevOps functions and pipelines

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're 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 a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with 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 performance-related bonus

• 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