Lead Software Engineer

lloyds banking group; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the UK seeks a Lead Software Engineer in Halifax to guide engineering teams and deliver robust software solutions. This key position emphasizes collaboration, modernization of product services on Google Cloud, and leadership through mentoring. Candidates should have experience in a risk and data environment, strong skills with SAS and other cloud applications, and a solid understanding of data management principles. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered.

Benefits

Pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Lifestyle benefits

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in a risk and data environment with SAS and Cloud Native applications is required.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills expected.
• Strong analytic experience using modern software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Leading a talented group of engineers to deliver scalable solutions.
• Designing and delivering strategic product roadmap on Google Cloud platform.
• Establishing high engineering standards and processes.

Skills

SAS

Cloud Native applications

Leadership

Problem-solving

Data management

Automation

Job description

Lead Software Engineer

Salary: £90,440 - £106,000

Location: Halifax

Hours: Full time

Working pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) at the above office locations

About this opportunity

As a Lead Software Engineer you’ll be responsible for leading a talented group of engineers, guiding them through the complexities of engineering and owning the delivery of robust, scalable solutions. You’ll use your technical expertise to support product performance, reliability and security in line with our strategic vision.

This role will give you the opportunity to work with modern tech and data stacks, and cloud-based architectures, whilst collaborating closely with multi-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

This is a key role as part of the Risk Foundations, Consumer Risk Data Lab which creates significant value to the Group, unlocking the potential of the Group’s Data Strategy. Join the lab leadership team, helping to shape our direction as we transform the existing estate and build new data products and services.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Lab Engineering Lead, Product Owners, architects, and other collaborators to design and deliver the lab’s strategic product roadmap, driving forward the modernization of our proposition by building new product services and data products on Google Cloud platform.
• Leading the development of software and data services, from design through to live support; driving a culture of delivering highly resilient, secure and quality software.
• Supporting colleagues in their performance and development; providing leadership, mentoring and coaching of our engineers; developing their skills and career growth; fostering a culture of learning, innovation and teamwork.
• Establishing high engineering standards and standard processes, leveraging automation for repeatable step.

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you’ll need

• You’ll be an experienced Software Engineer with a background of working in a risk and data environment with using SAS and Cloud Native applications.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data and business issues into clear technical solutions.
• Strong experience of data analytic using modern application and software development approaches including automated testing, test driven development, continuous integration, code review and version control.
• Strong hands‑on experience in leading engineering teams with recent focus on developing data and analytics solutions and migration of applications.
• A solid understanding of Data management and data controls, technical experience with cloud technologies including public and private cloud.
• Experience implementing testing methodologies (BDD, TDD, test automation).

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’s why we especially welcome applications from under‑represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d 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 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

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

Our Purpose

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.