Principal Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Manchester is seeking a Principal Software Engineer. You will lead engineering teams, architect scalable solutions, and drive modernization efforts. Ideal candidates will have extensive knowledge in modern engineering, large-scale system architecture, and will be adept at mentoring others. This role offers a competitive salary and supports hybrid working options.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Range of wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience with microservices and DevOps principles.
• Ability to mentor and develop team culture.
• Interest in AI, IoT, or service mesh technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers.
• Architect and implement scalable systems.
• Drive evolution of telephony and digital platforms.

Skills

Modern Engineering knowledge

Experience navigating complex systems architectures

Practical experience of software design

Ability to manage complex delivery

Experience mentoring and coaching engineers

Interest in engineering principles and technologies

Tools

Java

JSP

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

SQL

NodeJS

SonarQube

Job description

End Date

Friday 26 September 2025

Salary Range

£90,440 - £106,400

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

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Principal Software Engineer

SALARY: £90,440 - £106,400

LOCATION: Manchester (Non-Negotiable)

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in our Manchester office.

About this opportunity…

Are you a tech leader who loves empowering teams and driving change? We’re looking for an innovative Principal Engineer to drive the success of our teams, ensuring they have everything they need to thrive.

In this role, you’ll be the go to person for everything tech in your area. You’ll oversee both day-to-day operations and long term change initiatives, ensuring everything runs smoothly while constantly improving efficiency. You’ll make sure technology is at the heart of decision-making, working with product owners to develop solutions that drive the business forward. Your deep technical background will be essential in guiding the team and making strategic calls on risk, resilience, and cost management.

If you're ready to step into a leadership role that shapes both people and technology we'd love to hear from you!

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…

What you’ll do…

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers across software, data, and architecture disciplines.

• Architect and implement scalable, secure, and resilient systems using modern technologies.

• Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to enable continuous delivery and operational excellence.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.

• Drive the evolution of our telephony and digital platforms into cloud-native, microservice-based ecosystems.

• Promote a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Ensure compliance with security, data governance, and regulatory standards.

What you’ll need…

• Modern Engineering knowledge from across a broad range of solutions and platforms, including microservices, build patterns, DevOps, automation, hosting, language and platform choices

• Experience navigating complex systems architectures, comprised of modern and legacy solutions, and in-house and product solutions using both on-premise and Cloud hosting

• Practical experience of software design, build and release using DevOps principles and practices, with working knowledge of Java, JSP, GCP, test automation and automated pipelines

• An ability to manage complex delivery, bringing tams together from within and outside the Bank around a shared outcome to deliver successfully

• Experience of mentoring and coaching engineers to build a world class engineering capability. A passion for coaching and developing colleagues and building a strong team culture.

• An ever-developing knowledge of and interest in engineering principles, practices and technologies

And any experience of these would be really useful…

• Experience with telephony platforms (e.g. Genesys, Twilio, Avaya, Nuance)

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)

• Data engineering (ETL, SQL, Power BI, Tableau)

• Secure-by-design principles and architectural patterns

• Interest in AI, IoT, or service mesh (e.g. Istio)

• NodeJS

• A passion for delivering business value through sound engineering methods and principles

• Experience of software quality tools such as SonarQube

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

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!

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.