Lead Software Engineer

Lloyds Bank plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent banking group is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to develop a web-based Internet Banking system and lead a feature team of engineers in Chester or Manchester. This role requires expertise in Java, React, and RESTful APIs, along with a solid understanding of CI/CD principles. Candidates should have experience in the full software development lifecycle and be proficient in agile practices. The position offers a hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefits package including performance bonuses and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in full software development lifecycle.
• Proficiency working with at least two programming languages/frameworks.
• Experience in managing engineers and guiding their growth.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle.
• Provide clear technical direction and lead a team of engineers.
• Define and champion new practices, tools, and principles.

Skills

Java 17+

React

RESTful APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Tools

JIRA

Grafana

GitHub

Job description

**End Date**Wednesday 31 December 2025**Salary Range**£92,701 - £169,043**Flexible Working Options**Hybrid Working, Job Share**Job Description Summary**.**Job Description****Job Title:** Lead Software Engineer **Salary:** £90,440 - £106,400 **Location:** Chester or Manchester **Hours:** Full-time **Working Pattern:** Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Chester or Manchester office.Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too… **About this opportunity** In the Consumer Lending business, we pride ourselves on delivering industry-leading customer journeys through engineering excellence. We're seeking Software Engineering Managers to join our Credit Cards Engineering Team. You'll be instrumental in developing our web-based Internet Banking system, accessible across web, mobile, and tablet platforms. As part of the Cards Engineering Team, you'll create software that powers our Internet Banking system, enabling customers to apply for credit cards, handle balance transfers, add cardholders, and increase credit limits. We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer with extensive experience in the full software development lifecycle, a positive attitude, and a collaborative spirit.**What you’ll do*** Develop: Participate in the full software development lifecycle to design, build and deliver maintainable, testable, observable and resilient software systems.* Lead: Provide clear technical direction and take the lead. Line manage and coach a feature team with responsibility for up to 10 engineers.* Collaborate: Work closely with your team and the wider product and engineering group to build effective working relationships and deliver product-led solutions.* Innovate: Define and champion new tooling, principles, practices and patterns. Encourage and lead comprehensive solution design.* Agile Practices: Working in agile environments, participating in Scrum/Kanban ceremonies, and using tools like JIRA**What you’ll need*** Strong commercial experience in the full software development lifecycle working with at least two of the following languages and frameworks (Java 17+, React, Redux, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Spring Boot and relational databases)* Proficiency in working with RESTful APIs.* Strong experience of test first development and unit testing with modern testing frameworks and tools such as Jest, Enzyme, React Testing Library, Pact, Cypress and Playwright.* Familiarity with CI/CD and build pipelines, using tools such as Github, Harness, Jenkins, Docker, ELK, Grafana and Dynatrace. Take ownership and responsibility for the lifespan of the things you contribute to. A “you build it, you run it” attitude.* Experience in managing engineers to deliver and helping them learn and grow.**It would be great if you also had*** Proficiency designing, building and operating containerised cloud native applications in production. Experience with GCP, Kubernetes and Terraform highly desirable**About working for us** Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.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. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.We're disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.**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.**Join our journey!****At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.****We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.****We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.**With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.