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Lloyds Banking Group

Lead Software Engineer

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In-Office
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
In-Office
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Lead Software Engineer responsible for software development, team mentoring, and delivering scalable solutions in identity and authentication platforms.
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End Date

Tuesday 30 December 2025

Salary Range

£90,440 - £164,920

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Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

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Job Description

SALARY:  £90,440-£106,400 pa

LOCATION: Edinburgh

HOURS: Full time - 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in Edinburgh

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Software engineering in our Identity & Authentication Platform in Edinburgh.

ABOUT US

The Identity & Authentication Platform delivers capabilities to enable LBG business areas secure client and digital authentication and identity across all their digital channels. Our core products include Identity & Authentication as a Service, consumed via end-to-end packaged, self-servable strategic capabilities.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

As a Lead Software Engineering, you’ll be responsible for leading a talented group of engineers, guiding them through the complexities of software engineering and leading the delivery of robust, scalable solutions. You'll use your technical expertise to support product performance, reliability, and security in line with our strategic vision. This role will give you the opportunity to work with modern tech stacks, micro services, and cloud-based architectures, while collaborating closely with multi-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Join the lab leadership team, helping to shape our direction as we transform existing, and build new strategic platforms.

  • Work with the Lab Engineering Lead, product owners, architects, and other collaborators to define, design and deliver the lab's strategic product roadmap.

  • Lead the development of our software services, from design through to live support; driving a culture of delivering highly resilient, secure and quality software.

  • Support colleagues in their performance and development; providing leadership, mentoring and coaching of our engineers; developing their skills and career growth; fostering a culture of learning, innovation, and collaboration.

  • Drive adoption of engineering best practices.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

You'll be a full-stack engineer with…

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear business solutions.

  • Strong experience in software engineering, with expertise in Java (or similar), scripting, GitHub etc...

  • A solid understanding of microservice architectures, API development, and cloud technologies (public and private cloud).

  • Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD pipelines, service mesh, orchestration).

  • Understanding of Authentication and Authorisation concepts

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.  

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented and neurodiverse 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 

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you! 

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.

Top Skills

Api Development
Ci/Cd Pipelines
Cloud Technologies
Git
Java
Microservices
Orchestration
Scripting
Service Mesh

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