Lloyds Banking Group

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 77,000 - 96,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

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30 days holiday

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Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Backend Software Engineer in London to build and evolve Golang microservices powering financial products. You will collaborate with product, engineering and business teams to deliver robust, scalable systems and data-driven insights.

The role requires strong backend experience in Golang, knowledge of microservices, containerised deployments (Kubernetes), and proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases.

Qualifications

Proven backend experience developing in Golang.
Experience with microservices architectures.
Experience deploying and operating in containerised environments (Kubernetes).
Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
Experience working in Agile development environments.
Ability to diagnose issues across the application stack (network, server, DB).
Experience building concurrent, distributed applications at scale.
Collaboration with DevOps/SRE teams to support production systems.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Keen on learning, improving, and delivering quality software.

Responsibilities

Develop backend applications in Golang.
Build and support microservices architectures.
Deploy and operate in containerised environments (Kubernetes).
Collaborate with product, engineering and business stakeholders.
Design and improve scalable, resilient systems and data-driven insights.

Skills

Golang backend

Microservices

Kubernetes

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Agile development

Distributed systems

DevOps/SRE collaboration

Communication skills

Continuous learning

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

BigQuery

AWS

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

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Backend Software Engineer

Company: Lloyds Banking Group Salary: £76,760 to £95,950 a year Hours: Full-time Location: London, W2 1QY Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 11 Sept 2026 Closing date: 11 Oct 2026

Summary

JOB TITLE: Backend Software Engineer

SALARY: £76,760 - £95,950

LOCATION: Hybrid (London)

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 one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What you'll be doing…

As a Backend Software Engineer, you'll build elegant, performant, maintainable, operable and secure Golang microservices that power innovative financial products and services. You'll collaborate closely with product, engineering and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions, contribute to system design and architecture, champion engineering best practice, and help continuously improve development processes. You'll play a key role in building a connected platform, developing data-driven financial insights, enabling integrations with leading applications and services, and supporting the delivery of scalable, resilient systems that help customers better manage their money.

Why Join us?

If you think all banks are the same, you're wrong. We're a pioneering, fast-changing business that's shaping finance as a force for good. If you're after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you've just found it

What we're looking for?

Strong commercial experience developing backend applications in Golang

Experience building and supporting microservices architectures

Experience deploying and operating applications in containerised environments, ideally Kubernetes

Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases

Experience working within agile development environments

Ability to diagnose and resolve issues across the application stack, including network, server and database layers

Experience building concurrent, distributed applications at scale

Experience working with DevOps or SRE teams to support production environments

Strong communication and collaboration skills

A passion for learning, continuous improvement and delivering high-quality software

And it would be great if you had any of the following...

Experience with PHP
Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ or other messaging technologies
Experience with event-driven architectures
Experience of real-time, low-latency transaction-based systems
Knowledge of AWS, Docker and CI/CD practices
Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB or BigQuery
Exposure to data platforms, ETL processes or machine learning-enabled products
Experience mentoring, coaching or supporting the development of other engineers
Previous experience within fintech, payments or a fast-paced startup environment

This is a place for you…

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition, through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers - just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes…