Senior Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; Telangana; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

We’re Lloyds Technology Centre in Hyderabad, India, seeking senior software engineers to lead tech delivery while contributing strong engineering output. The role emphasizes scalable, secure software, collaboration, and continuous learning in a hybrid working environment.

You will mentor peers, drive architectural decisions, and participate in analytics, automation, and governance activities to ensure robust systems and a culture of innovation.

Responsibilities

• Engineer software solutions that are stable, scalable, performant, accessible, testable, and secure.
• Participate in code reviews and team ceremonies to plan, commit to goals, and escalate impediments.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks and improve reuse across projects.
• Contribute to technical communities to advance capabilities and promote innovation.
• Promote custodianship by performing root-cause analysis and governance on technical assets.
• Mentor junior engineers, sharing knowledge as a subject-matter expert.
• Develop technical and agile skills, stay current with emerging technologies and trends.
• Lead technical development at product, team, or domain level and own delivery health.
• Own governance of assets and incident RCA, ensuring quality and reliability.
• Apply DevOps principles, QA approaches, and tooling for automation and performance checks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and report progress.
• Maintain a Customer First mindset and align with group values in daily work.
• Provide hardware, software, and network support when needed.
• Stay abreast of technology trends and opportunities for innovation and growth.

Job description

End Date Sunday 29 November 2026

We Support Flexible Working – Click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary Level 5 will have all traits from Level 4 but sometimes will lead technical development on product/team/domain level. They may start taking responsibility for overall tech delivery & app ownership alongside their own software engineering output. They are experts of parts of the domain and technology used.

• Engineer software solutions that are stable, scalable, performant, accessible, testable, and secure. Utilize endorsed technologies and apply common build patterns to minimize technical debt. Adhere to group policies and frameworks for build and release.
• Participate in code reviews and team ceremonies to better understand the work through planning, commit to clear achievable goals, drive appropriate prioritisation, escalated impediments, act on learnings and highlight successes.
• Continuously look for reuse, identifying opportunities to automate repetitive manual tasks.
• Participate in technical communities to advance shared capabilities and encourage innovation through exploration of new technologies and methodologies.
• Promote application custodianship by participating in incident root‑cause analysis and being accountable for governance activities on technical assets.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, helping them develop technical skills and professional behaviours. Share knowledge regularly as an SME.
• Invest to develop your technical and agile skills, through learning, feedback, and reflection. Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Accountable for custodianship governance activities on tech assets.*
• Write clean, efficient, and well‑documented code independently. Participate in code reviews and ceremonies to ensure quality, share learnings, and celebrate successes.
• Apply both traditional and agile best practices to plan, prioritise, and deliver work effectively. Escalate impediments and act on feedback.
• Apply DevOps principles and quality assurance approaches in software design and development. Use tools to support automation, performance, regression testing, and debugging.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of system design and act as a subject‑matter expert in key technologies and domains.
• Apply both traditional and agile best practices to plan, prioritise, and deliver work effectively.
• Identify opportunities for reuse and automation to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand requirements, provide updates, and align on progress.
• Apply a Customer First mindset and role model Group Values by building strong relationships and sharing information openly.
• Provide hardware, software, and network support as needed.
• Stay current with technology trends and emerging tools, identifying opportunities for innovation and growth.
• Apply test automation and programming tools to support performance checks and debugging independently.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of team processes and practices. Apply logic, prioritisation, and critical thinking to deliver effective outcomes.
• Lead technical development at the product, team, or domain level, taking ownership of delivery and application health.
• Own technical custodianship, including governance of assets and root‑cause analysis for incidents.
• Applies basic AI concepts using established tools and procedures to address familiar scenarios.

We're Lloyds Technology Centre*, a tech and data company located in Hyderabad, India.

We're part of Lloyds Banking Group, a leading provider of financial services in the UK and the UK's largest digital bank, with more than 27 million customers. We're changing financial services, and we want you to join us. With market‑leading people practices and great opportunities for career and skills growth, we are committed to creating an exceptional colleague experience that is welcoming for all. Join us!

*Lloyds Technology Centre does not offer financial services in India. Should you wish to contact us for any reason, please email us at: [e-mail]

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