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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Software Engineer

LOCATION(S): Bristol Harbourside or Edinburgh

SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780

HOURS: Full time

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

About this opportunity

Are you experienced with Microsoft's Power Platform tools? Do you pride yourself on writing efficient code and solving complex problems? Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is seeking a motivated individual who thrives on developing sophisticated models and innovating processes.

You'll be working with and supporting others in the team to deliver new and enhanced functionality associated with financial models and processes. You'll get involved at all stages of the change cycle - from initial design thinking, through build and test to ultimate delivery. We're also developing new tools and processes to increase agility and provide valuable business insight.

Day to day you'll be;

• Using Power apps to create, automate and enhance processes and analyses
• Creating and enhancing R-based applications and tools for financial modelling and analysis
• Performing thorough testing and debugging to ensure optimal performance of developed applications
• Conducting code reviews and providing critical feedback for developments completed by other members of the team
• Playing a part in the continuous improvement of our development practices.

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make

our Group a great place for everyone - including you.

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you'd be wrong. We're an innovative, fast-changing business that's shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you'll need

• Proficient with programming in R, especially with optimising code to improve model efficiency.
• Experienced with Microsoft Power Platform products, Excel and RStudio
• Use of object-oriented programming and an understanding of its principles.
• Knowledgeable of Cloud Computing such as Google Cloud.
• Experienced with Excel, RStudio and Microsoft Power Platform products.
• Experience of using Git for version control.
• Confident and proactive when communicating with others.

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.

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

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.