Job Description

Lead Java Engineer – Lloyds Banking Group

Location: Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds & Halifax | Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week | Hybrid working (two days per week in office or 40% time in office)

End Date: Saturday 27 September 2025

What You’ll Be Doing

• Inspire and guide engineering teams, empowering them to design, build, test, and deploy modular, cloud-native applications and APIs.
• Champion cross-functional collaboration with Product Owners, Architects, Quality Engineers, and stakeholders to align technical delivery with strategic goals.
• Drive architectural decisions and technical governance for scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Integrate with internal systems and third-party APIs to deliver smooth user experiences.
• Shape engineering strategy and innovation, influencing platform practices and ways of working.
• Mentor and develop talent, fostering an inclusive environment where engineers can grow and thrive.

What You’ll Need

• Proven ability to lead and grow engineering teams, shape technical strategy, and influence cross-functional collaboration.
• Backend development: Java with experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs; familiarity with Spring Boot and Node.js is beneficial.
• DevOps & Cloud: experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness); Docker and Kubernetes; cloud platforms (GCP preferred, AWS or Azure welcome).
• Quality testing & automation: experience with automated testing tools (Jest, Cypress, Pact); commitment to reliable, maintainable, well-tested code.

Other Information

Selected candidates may be invited to a technical interview with Karat. Your information will be shared with Karat in line with their privacy policy.

We’re committed to an inclusive recruitment process. If you need adjustments, please let us know.

About Working For Us

Lloyds Banking Group is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer a range of benefits and a Disability Confident Leader status, with guaranteed interviews for eligible applicants with disabilities, long-term health conditions, or neurodivergence who meet the minimum criteria.

• Up to 15% pension contribution
• Annual bonus (based on Group performance)
• Share schemes (including free shares)
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle
• Generous parental leave and wellbeing support

Application: Ready to have a positive impact and grow with us? Apply today to learn more.