About this role
Salary: £44,000 - 76,000 per year
Requirements: Strong commercial experience developing backend applications in GolangExperience building and supporting microservices architecturesExperience deploying and operating applications in containerised environments, ideally KubernetesKnowledge of relational and NoSQL databasesExperience working within agile development environmentsAbility to diagnose and resolve issues across the application stack, including network, server and database layersExperience building concurrent, distributed applications at scaleExperience working with DevOps or SRE teams to support production environmentsStrong communication and collaboration skillsA passion for learning, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality softwareExperience with PHPExperience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other messaging technologiesExperience with event-driven architecturesExperience of real-time, low-latency transaction-based systemsKnowledge of AWS, Docker, and CI/CD practicesExperience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or BigQueryExposure to data platforms, ETL processes, or machine learning-enabled productsExperience mentoring, coaching, or supporting the development of other engineersPrevious experience within fintech, payments, or a fast-paced startup environment Responsibilities: Build elegant, performant, maintainable, operable, and secure Golang microservices that power innovative financial products and servicesCollaborate closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutionsContribute to system design and architectureChampion engineering best practiceHelp continuously improve development processesPlay a key role in building a connected platformDevelop data-driven financial insightsEnable integrations with leading applications and servicesSupport the delivery of scalable, resilient systems that help customers better manage their money Technologies: AWSBigQueryBackendCI/CDDevOpsDockerETLGolangSupportKafkaKubernetesMachine LearningMongoDBNetworkNoSQLPHPPostgreSQLRabbitMQmicroservicesCloud More:
We are Lloyds Banking Group, a pioneering, fast-changing business shaping finance as a force for good. This is a hybrid Backend Software Engineer role based in London, with at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, spent in one of our office sites. We support flexible working and offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location, and working patterns. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, learn and develop. Our benefits package includes a generous pension contribution of up to 15%, an annual bonus award subject to Group performance, share schemes including free shares, adaptable benefits such as discounted shopping, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, wellbeing initiatives, and generous parental leave policies.
last updated 36 week of 2026