Hybrid Software Engineering Lead – Cloud & Microservices

Lloyds Banking Group; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Halifax seeks a Software Engineering Lead to oversee a team of engineers and deliver high-quality software applications. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in software engineering, particularly with Java, and familiarity with cloud technologies. This role offers a competitive salary range of £90,440 - £164,920, flexible hybrid working options, and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 15% pension contribution and 30 days' holiday.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping

30 days’ holiday

Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software engineering, ideally with expertise in Java or similar languages.
• Solid understanding of microservice architectures and API development.
• Practical experience in CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers in developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software applications.
• Establish and enforce standards for software engineering.
• Architect and design scalable, cloud-based solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

Java

Microservice architectures

API development

Cloud technologies

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Performance engineering

Leadership

Job description

A leading banking institution in Halifax seeks a Software Engineering Lead to oversee a team of engineers and deliver high-quality software applications. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in software engineering, particularly with Java, and familiarity with cloud technologies. This role offers a competitive salary range of £90,440 - £164,920, flexible hybrid working options, and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 15% pension contribution and 30 days' holiday.