Lead Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking group in Chester is seeking a skilled Lead Software Engineer to deliver innovative web-based banking solutions. In this role, you will oversee a team, participate in the full software development lifecycle, and collaborate on developing our Internet Banking system. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience with Java, React, and modern development practices, along with a positive attitude and strong leadership skills. This position offers a hybrid working model and competitive salary range.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Performance-related bonus

Share schemes

30 days holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong experience working in the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience managing and coaching engineers.
• Proficient in modern testing frameworks like Jest and Enzyme.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle.
• Provide direction and manage up to 10 engineers.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams.
• Lead the adoption of agile practices.

Skills

Java 17+

React

Redux

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML5

CSS3

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Docker

CI/CD

GitHub

Tools

JIRA

Cypress

Grafana

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

End Date Wednesday 31 December 2025

Salary Range £92,701 - £169,043

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

Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description

Job Title Lead Software Engineer

Salary £90,440 - £106,400

Location Chester or Manchester

Hours Full-time

Working Pattern Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Chester or Manchester office.

About us

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever‑changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

About this opportunity

In the Consumer Lending business, we pride ourselves on delivering industry‑leading customer journeys through engineering excellence. We're seeking Software Engineering Managers to join our Credit Cards Engineering Team. You'll be instrumental in developing our web‑based Internet Banking system, accessible across web, mobile, and tablet platforms.

As part of the Cards Engineering Team, you'll create software that powers our Internet Banking system, enabling customers to apply for credit cards, handle balance transfers, add cardholders, and increase credit limits. We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer with extensive experience in the full software development lifecycle, a positive attitude, and a collaborative spirit.

What you’ll do

• Develop: Participate in the full software development lifecycle to design, build and deliver maintainable, testable, observable and resilient software systems.
• Lead: Provide clear technical direction and take the lead. Line manage and coach a feature team with responsibility for up to 10 engineers.
• Collaborate: Work closely with your team and the wider product and engineering group to build effective working relationships and deliver product‑led solutions.
• Innovate: Define and champion new tooling, principles, practices and patterns. Encourage and lead comprehensive solution design.
• Agile Practices: Working in agile environments, participating in Scrum/Kanban ceremonies, and using tools like JIRA

What you’ll need

• Strong commercial experience in the full software development lifecycle working with at least two of the following languages and frameworks (Java 17+, React, Redux, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Spring Boot and relational databases)
• Proficiency in working with RESTful APIs.
• Strong experience of test first development and unit testing with modern testing frameworks and tools such as Jest, Enzyme, React Testing Library, Pact, Cypress and Playwright.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and build pipelines, using tools such as Github, Harness, Jenkins, Docker, ELK, Grafana and Dynatrace. Take ownership and responsibility for the lifespan of the things you contribute to. A “you build it, you run it” attitude.
• Experience in managing engineers to deliver and helping them learn and grow.

It would be great if you also had

• Proficiency designing, building and operating containerised cloud native applications in production. Experience with GCP, Kubernetes and Terraform highly desirable

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.

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. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under‑represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

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.

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

Join our journey!

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 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.