Backend Software Engineer

JOB TITLE: Software Engineer - Backend SALARY: £63,152 - £78,940 Location: Bristol HOURS: Full Time WORKING PATTERN: We adopt hybrid working style which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol office. About this opportunity We're looking for Full Life Cycle Engineers to join our Segments & Propositions Relationships Lab in Bristol. Our Mass Affluent segment includes customers with investable assets ranging from £50,000 to £5 million. With nearly three million Mass Affluent customers, we are dedicated to developing personalized and tailored offerings to provide an exceptional banking experience. Our goal is to deliver a seamless digital experience, offering the right products and services at our customers' fingertips, while maintaining the importance of face-to-face, telephone, and secure messaging services. Why Lloyds Banking Group. We're on an exciting transformation journey and there could not be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive. What you'll need: Code using backend technologies (Java 8+ , Spring Ecosystem )Designing / refining system architectureUsing cloud platforms and technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure etc)Database design: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra)Integration with external services (SOAP, REST, GraphQL)Kubernetes and Linux OSExposure to continuous integration pipeline and test automationExposure to public cloud infrastructureGradle/MavenTest automation: BDD/Playwright/Cyprus/COESF And any experience of these would be really useful: Second programming languageDistributed and scalable applications principlesBuilding RESTful services or Web UIExposure to Kotlin, iOS, Android, Flutter or RustExperience with Hibernate ORMExposure to QuarkusUnderstanding of networking principles, tools and equipmentExposure Linux system admin toolsExposure with Python and Big Data technologies including MLExposure to Go About working for us Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. 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. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15%An annual performance-related bonusShare schemes including free sharesBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on topA 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? Join our journey!