Software Engineer - Backend

Lloyds Banking Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounts on shopping

28 days holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Software Engineer – Backend to join the Bristol team. The role involves end-to-end development in a hybrid setup, contributing to Mass Affluent digital solutions with a focus on robust backend services and scalable architecture.

You will collaborate across product and tech teams to deliver secure, reliable systems. The role emphasizes Java 8+ and Spring, cloud platforms, and modern deployment practices, with a blend of on-site and remote work as part of a

Qualifications

• Code using backend technologies (Java 8+, Spring Ecosystem)
• Designing/refining system architecture
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and databases (SQL/NoSQL)
• API integration with SOAP/REST/GraphQL and container orchestration (Kubernetes)

Skills

Java

Spring

System design

Cloud platforms

DB design

API integration

CI/CD

Public cloud infra

Tools

Kubernetes

Linux

Gradle/Maven

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

JOB TITLE:Software Engineer – Backend

Location: Bristol

HOURS:Full Time

WORKING PATTERN:We adopt hybrid working style which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol office.

About this opportunity

We're looking for Full Life Cycle Engineers to join our Segments & Propositions Relationships Lab in Bristol. Our Mass Affluent segment includes customers with investable assets ranging from £50,000 to £5 million. With nearly three million Mass Affluent customers, we are dedicated to developing personalized and tailored offerings to provide an exceptional banking experience. Our goal is to deliver a seamless digital experience, offering the right products and services at our customers' fingertips, while maintaining the importance of face‑to‑face, telephone, and secure messaging services.

Why Lloyds Banking Group.

We're on an exciting transformation journey and there could not 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.

What you’ll need:

• Code using backend technologies (Java 8+ , Spring Ecosystem )
• Designing / refining system architecture
• Using cloud platforms and technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure etc)
• Database design: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra)
• Integration with external services (SOAP, REST, GraphQL)
• Kubernetes and Linux OS
• Exposure to continuous integration pipeline and test automation
• Exposure to public cloud infrastructure
• Gradle/Maven
• Test automation: BDD/Playwright/Cyprus/COESF

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Second programming language
• Distributed and scalable applications principles
• Building RESTful services or Web UI
• Exposure to Kotlin, iOS, Android, Flutter or Rust
• Experience with Hibernate ORM
• Exposure to Quarkus
• Understanding of networking principles, tools and equipment
• Exposure Linux system admin tools
• Exposure with Python and Big Data technologies including ML
• Exposure to Go

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re 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 a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with 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:

• 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