Software Engineer

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At Lloyds Banking Group, we're inspired by a clear purpose; to Help Britain Recover. Across the Group, our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. We're on the mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it.

We're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, culture, and our mindsets are changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation.

We're creating new opportunities and products to improve customer experiences for years to come. With our business evolving to more modern and flexible ways of working, we want driven, dynamic and innovative individuals who join us on this journey.

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Lloyds Banking Group are redefining the way we approach Engineering. We've created "LBG Labs" and we're building multi-functional teams, supporting the technology at the forefront of our business to really make a difference to our customers.

Labs are made up of teams who work together on key projects to deliver value at pace by designing services that people find useful, easy and engaging to use. A Lab has a strong focus on problem solving in an agile environment where engineers are free to experiment and create innovative solutions. Software Engineers play a key role in the team by designing and building quality software solutions and then delivering them into production.

This role sits within the Financial Planning & Retirement Value Stream in the Insurance & Wealth Transformation division. This team is a part of the Platform Lab which has ambitious plans to significantly grow our engineering capability this year and into 2022.

About the role:

We're looking for someone who loves technology and its application to real-world problems. A 'great teammate' who can establish relationships and work efficiently with others to help lead and deliver high quality technical solutions.

Our software engineers are critical in delivering quality solutions for our customers. You would be part of a predominantly Bristol based team delivering exciting customer driven solutions whilst reducing risk by implementing excellent software engineering practices. At Lloyds Banking Group our aim is to create a forward-thinking engineering culture that supports the business in delivering high quality, efficient and positive outcomes for customers.

The role of the Software Engineer is to build our software and improve our software development practices, leading by example as we deliver improvements to our systems and development approaches. You'll balance hands on engineering expertise with coaching and working as member of the wider engineering community.

Our team works using the Scrum methodology and activities include shaping stories as well as software engineering. We support a range of legacy and modern systems, and the role delivers project driven change to these systems. Working within a large bank means we must focus on managing risk to our customers and a key part of the role is driving best practice in engineering during every engagement.

Our mission to continually improve the way we deliver software means you'll be championing modern engineering approaches and working with others on enhancing our DevOps pipelines as well as delivering change.

What we would like to see in you:

The ability to contribute your broad and deep technical experience.

Evidence of leading, directing and shaping approaches to solving technical challenges and translating business requirements into technical solutions.

You will be a dynamic and adaptable individual, able to use and learn new skills in varying circumstances.

You'll be curious about technology and understanding how things work.

As a leader and motivator you'll nurture team members to create a robust team culture.

Influencing positively - demonstrating the right values and behaviours and encouraging this in team members.

We're specifically looking for these skills:

5 years + experience within a modern software engineering team using .net to deliver solutions.

You'll understand the entire application stack, as a full stack engineer capable of working on client applications, server and API components as well as database layers

An improvement driven approach to software engineering with a passion for enhancing the way we deliver software at the same time as software delivery itself.

A good understanding of quality software engineering and structuring applications to support unit testing.

Good communication skills and the desire to be part of an effective, passionate & fun multi-functional team.

Experience working within a DevOps driven agile working environment, preferably Azure DevOps and Scrum.

We like people who come from a variety of backgrounds and welcome having a diverse team.

If this is you, come and join our inclusive, values-led culture focused on making a difference.

Together we'll make it possible...

So what can we offer you in return?

Whatever your aspiration, you can also expect excellent benefits, personal development and a career that's enriching and full of opportunity.

You'll also receive a package that includes

Discretionary bonus

Cash sum of 4% which you can exchange for a variety of benefits or simply take the cash

Private Medical Insurance

Pension, where we'll give up to a max of 15%

Share plans

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Are you interested in joining us? Apply today, we'd love to hear from you...