Software Engineering Lead

HSBC; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health cover

Enhanced maternity & adoption pay

Contributory pension

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Lead in the UK to modernise and scale SmartServe, a microservices suite powering customer outreach, information capture and authorisations. The role blends hands-on coding with architecture, design, and engineering leadership across a global team.

You will drive delivery cadence, remove blockers, and elevate engineering standards while collaborating with business and tech leaders to meet diverse client needs.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in software engineering, designing, developing and deploying backend applications.
• Strong capability in designing microservices as well as the broader microservice architecture.
• Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams to deliver production changes at high cadence.
• Hands-on delivery of RESTful APIs into production environments.

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on, delivering code to production and supporting the architecture and design of the system.
• Drive faster delivery across the wider team, leading by example with volume and reliability of changes.
• Engage with the business and engineering leadership to understand requirements and communicate them to the team.
• Bring ideas and solutions based on understanding wider requirements.
• Lead and drive the engineering culture across our teams.
• Collaborate with a global team with cross-regional coordination.
• Proactively remove impediments and communicate risks to program management.
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements.

Skills

Backend development

Microservices architecture

CI/CD

Leadership

RESTful APIs

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We’re currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Software Engineering Lead

As our Software Engineering Lead, you’ll modernise and scale SmartServe, our microservices suite that powers customer outreach, information capture and authorisations, expanding it to support new customer types, journeys and capabilities. You’ll be hands on delivering production code, shaping architecture and design, accelerating delivery across the team, and partnering with business and engineering leaders to remove blockers and raise engineering standards in a global, cross‑region team.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK‑based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you will:

• Be hands‑on, delivering code to production, supporting the architecture and design of the system aligned to a microservice structure.
• Driving the delivery of code at a faster cadence across the wider team. Leading by example with the volume and reliability of change you are delivering.
• Actively engaging with the business and engineering leadership to fully understand requirements and get these understood across the wider team.
• Bring ideas and solutions to the table due to your understanding of the wider requirements.
• Lead and drive the wider engineering culture expected across our teams.
• Collaborate with a global team where co‑ordination activities would cross regional boundaries.
• Proactively remove impediments, see risk and communicate issues to program management.
• Identify process inefficiencies and find innovative and programme‑matic ways to eliminate them.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Proven track record in software engineering, designing, developing and deploying backend applications—while driving engineering and cultural change across teams and delivery processes.
• Strong capability in designing individual microservices as well as the broader microservice architecture.
• Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams to deliver production changes at high cadence.
• Solid experience in CI/CD best practice, tooling and implementation.
• Hands‑on delivery of RESTful APIs into production environments.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk via [e-mail] .