Lead Software Engineer (ECP platform)

lloyds banking group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services institution in Edinburgh is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead the technical development within their Economic Crime Prevention platform. This role involves transforming the Application Fraud capability and requires a strong technical background in microservices architectures. The ideal candidate will coach teams on best practices and will have a passion for people development and hands-on leadership. This hybrid position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience leading high-performing engineering teams, ideally in a high-scale environment.
• Strong technical background in at least one software engineering discipline.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development and delivery for the Economic Crime Prevention platform.
• Transform and evolve the Application Fraud capability.
• Coach teams to adopt best practices and design secure systems.

Skills

Experience leading high-performing engineering teams

Strong technical background in software engineering

Experience with Kubernetes

Experience with Terraform

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Understanding modern microservice architectures

Focus on observability and monitoring

Comfortable with data-driven decision-making

Job description

End Date Thursday 22 January 2026

Salary Range £90,440 - £164,920

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

Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Software Engineer will lead the technical development and delivery at Team, Lab and sometimes platform level. They can be a Line Manager who will act as co‑lead with the Team PO for overall delivery. In these cases, they will be responsible for overall tech delivery line management & app ownership alongside their own software engineering output. Others will operate as Individual Contributors, who are specialists in particular technology areas and will be narrower and deeper in focus.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Lead Software Engineer (ECP platform)

SALARY: £90,440 - £106,400 per annum

LOCATION: Edinburgh

HOURS: Full‑time – 35 hours

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Edinburgh (Sighthill) office.

About this opportunity…

An exciting opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer to join the Economic Crime Prevention platform team in Edinburgh.

As a Lead Engineer within the Economic Crime Platform, you’ll be responsible for leading the transformation of our Application Fraud capability. You will lead the enduring teams that will transform and evolve our product. You will have a strong technical background, ideally in building microservice or event‑based systems. You’ll be able to use your own experience to coach your teams, ensuring they are adopting best practice and designing secure, resilient systems that are easy to maintain.

What you’ll do…

• Develops and/or delivers budget plans for own area with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Takes responsibility for implementing formal development frameworks for a substantial team, while informally coaching and mentoring others throughout the organisation and investing in own personal development.
• Identifies shortcomings, then suggests and implements improvements to existing business practices, while developing and delivering projects or a workstream within the organisation's change management programme with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Provides input into the development of IT Security policies, develops underlying procedures and monitors their implementation for area of responsibility within the organisation.
• Manages the development and/or operation of knowledge management system with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Develops and/or delivers a plan for a specific area of responsibility by managing others.
• Sets longer term objectives and takes responsibility for implementing and coordinating performance management systems for a substantial department within the organisation.
• Analyses and evaluates the feasibility/relevance of proposals for complex products/services, then develops and amends as necessary with guidance from senior colleagues and/or supervises activities performed by a product development/specialist team.
• Identifies and evaluates complex expertise‑led solutions against a range of criteria to find the ones that best meet business needs.
• Develops tactical plans for optimisation of resources and assets being managed within a given area or department.
• Develops and/or delivers elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Meets changing requirements by developing new testing approaches and strategy for a defined range of products and/or operations.

What you’ll need…

• Experience leading high‑performing engineering teams, ideally in a high‑scale, distributed environment.
• Strong technical background in at least one software engineering discipline.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines for scalable and automated deployments.
• Understanding of modern microservice or event‑based architectures.
• Strong focus on observability and monitoring, ensuring system reliability and performance.
• A pragmatic approach to balancing technical debt, product velocity, and operational reliability.
• Passion for both people development and hands‑on technical leadership.
• Comfortable working in an environment where data‑driven decision‑making and experimentation drive improvements.

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. 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

We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

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.