Software Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Software engineer specialising in Front end technologies in the Access Lab. The Front-End Software Engineer will lead technical development and delivery at Team and sometimes Lab level. They can be a Line Manager who will support Team PO for overall delivery. You'll direct, shape and code approaches to solving technical challenges and translating business requirements into technical solutions. You will work in a highly collaborative way to drive efforts to create, build, support and improve our software working closely with the product and engineering teams with lots of exciting new challenges. You'll be a core contributor to lab feature teams deliverables ensuring good quality and engineering practices are followed in accordance with engineering transformation strategy., * Takes responsibility for implementing formal development frameworks for Access front end journeys, while informally coaching and mentoring others throughout the organisation and investing in own personal development.

• Identifies shortcomings, then suggests and implements improvements to existing business practices, while developing and delivering projects or a workstream within the organisation's change management programme with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Provides input into running the production services identifying and fixing incidents and issues in the journeys
• Provides input into the development of IT Security policies, develops underlying procedures and monitors their implementation for area of responsibility within the organisation.
• Manages the development and/or operation of knowledge management system with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Develops and/or delivers a plan for a specific area of responsibility by managing others.
• Sets short term objectives and takes responsibility for implementing and coordinating performance management for direct reports
• Analyses and evaluates the feasibility/relevance of proposals for complex products/services, then develops and amends as necessary with guidance from senior colleagues and/or supervises activities performed by a product development/specialist team.
• Identifies and evaluates complex expertise-led solutions against a range of criteria to find the ones that best meet business needs.
• Develops tactical plans for optimisation of resources and assets being managed within a given area or department.
• Meets changing requirements by developing new testing approaches and strategy for a defined range of products and/or operations.

• Proven experience in hands-on software engineering using a broad range of technologies including those listed below.
• React, Redux, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Typescript, JSON, XML
• CI/CD/DevOps tooling experience e.g., GIT, Cypress, JUnit etc.
• Web based application development
• Agile experience and excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong experience of the entire software development lifecycle and experience in delivery of software.
• Proven experience of frontend development using a functional paradigm.

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

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

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.