Back-End Software Engineer - PEC Platform

This exciting opportunity is within the Personalised Experiences and Communications (PEC) platform for a Software Engineer. As the Software Engineer you'll lead, direct and shape approaches to solving technical challenges and translating business requirements into technical solutions. You will work in a highly collaborative way to drive efforts to create, build, support and improve our software working closely with the product and engineering teams with lots of exciting new challenges. You'll be a core contributor to ensure good quality and engineering practices are followed in accordance with engineering transformation strategy.

An ideal Software Engineer will need to be able to display broad and deep technical experience with a passion for engineering excellence. We are looking for 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 and influence positively - demonstrating the right values and behaviours and encouraging this in team members.

We would be looking for the following…

We believe that people don't fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experience, and knowledge - it's what makes you amazing!

As a minimum to be considered, we would like to see demonstrated experience of:

• Strong understanding Java 8+, Springboot, Hibernate.


• Development of RestFull API services & understanding of API Gateways (e.g. APIGEE).


• Building applications harnessing container technologies e.g. Docker.


• Managing application deployed to Kubernetes clusters, Istio & Helm.


• Cloud experience: GCP, GKE, IaC (Terraform).


• Build Tools & DevOps principles: GIT, Maven, Jenkins CI/CD, Nexus, SonarQube.


• SQL/NoSQL database, Basic Unix/Linux Skills, TDD using JUNIT.


It would be great if you also had…


• Experience of building microservice architecture and event driven systems.


• Test automation experience: BDD, mocking, contract testing, Sast.


• Exposure to web technologies, data tooling & infrastructure / networking.


• Banking & Finance experience.
  
  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.

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's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd 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 bonus award, subject to Group performance


• 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


Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people?