Senior Software Engineer - Next Gen Core Accounts

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to rebuild their Core Banking Platform. This role involves working with modern technologies and microservices architecture, mentoring team members, and driving technical standards. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise in Java and microservices while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Benefits include a generous pension contribution, annual performance-related bonuses, and extensive holiday entitlements.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Adaptable lifestyle benefits

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Object-Oriented Design and back-end development with Java.
• Proven ability to drive technical delivery and communicate effectively.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development and test automation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the codebase while collaborating with teams to design scalable solutions.
• Mentor and coach team members, focusing on collective success.
• Drive technical delivery and manage technical debt effectively.

Skills

Strong technical background

Experience in building microservice systems

Object-Oriented Design

Ability to mentor and coach

Understanding of software fundamentals

Tools

Java

Microservices

Spring Boot

REST protocol

Apache Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity to work on greenfield software design and development rebuilding Core Banking Platform for Retails business, using most modern technologies, microservices architecture and google cloud,, establishing standards and best practices, mentoring team members and leading technical delivery., As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in transforming our Core Banking Platform by leveraging modern technologies and innovative approaches such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and microservices-based architecture. You'll bring a strong technical background, ideally with experience in building microservice or event-driven systems. Drawing on your expertise, you will propose and establish engineering standards, drive technical excellence, and coach other team members, ensuring they are adopting best practice and designing secure, resilient platform that is easy to maintain.,

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to the codebase while collaborating with architects and cross‑functional teams to design scalable software solutions.


• Build strong relationships and support team development through mentoring and coaching, with a focus on collective success.


• Develop a deep understanding of the business domain and processes to effectively translate user needs into stories and technical tasks.


• Drive efficient breakdowns of work, ensuring non‑functional requirements like security and performance are well considered.


• Partner with the Engineering Lead and other teams to enhance ways of working across the lab by proposing and testing innovative approaches. Strong expertise in Object‑Oriented Design and back‑end development with deep knowledge of Java.


• Solid understanding of software fundamentals such as threading, memory management, debugging, and clean coding practices.


• Proven ability to drive technical delivery and communicate effectively, promote agile ways of working, and mentor others.


• Experience in application and solution design, with a focus on managing technical debt and delivering high‑quality engineering outcomes.


• Comfort in both technical and business conversations, with a delivery‑focused mindset.

Nice to have

• Experience with Test‑Driven Development and test automation


• Familiarity with Domain‑Driven Design


• Knowledge of Microservices, Spring Boot, REST protocol, Apache Kafka


• Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes for containerized development and deployment


• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform

Benefits

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