Senior Software Engineer - API
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Full Time
- Dundee
- £68,202 - £102,303
Job Description
End Date
Monday 23 September 2024Salary Range
£68,202 - £102,303We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options
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JOB TITLE: Senior Softwanre Engineer - API, Gamification
SALARY: £68,202 - £83,358
LOCATION: Dundee
HOURS: Full-time
IDEAL START DATE: Monday 21st October 2024
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Dundee Office.
Please note, to make the most of our training, it would be ideal if you can commit to the start date above and be able to attend the 9 week training programme full time - however this not essential.
About this opportunity
We launched the Dundee Tech School in November 2023 with the first cohort of 12 Junior Developers who underwent a 20-week Engineering training programme before joining their business teams under supervision of the Tech School Lead. Following its' success, we're now looking to recruit approx. 20 more roles that will make up 2 teams to deliver our Gamification initiative.
As part of our Dundee based Tech School cohort, you will be supported in upskilling through a structured 9-week training programme before becoming an integral part of a feature team within our Customer Waterfront Lab evolving our Digital Channels.
Our mission is to help customers feel confident and in control of their finances, now and into the future. We're building a new future for financial wellbeing, helping customers understand the big picture and making it easy for them to protect what matters. Our services are accessible for everyone, no matter what their income is or how comfortable they are with financial jargon, and we work hard to make sure we're there for customers in the moments that matter. We're bold and we love to experiment. We're not afraid to try out new ways of working and we encourage teams to be flexible and adaptive.
As part of the selection process, you'll be taken through an online technical assessment and interview process.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.
What you'll need
- Professional working knowledge in building API's for web, Android or iOS applications
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
- Passion for web/mobile app development and eagerness to learn
- Experience in the following technologies: Node (Express), JavaScript, Git
- Experience building RESTful API's
- Understanding of microservices architecture
- Knowledge of relational and non-relational datastores (e.g. Postgres)
And any experience of these would be really useful
- Knowledge of public cloud (e.g. GCP)
- Building and shipping a hobby or commercial application
- An interest in gamification and/or engaging educational content
- Over 4 years experience developing commercial applications
- Experience of leading a teams or project and mentoring junior team members.
- Experience in mobile development languages - Swift or Kotlin
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 performance-related bonus
- 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? Join our journey.
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.