Golang Lead Engineer

We are looking for a Golang Lead Engineer to lead the technical development and delivery of backend services that are reliable, secure, scalable and easy to operate!

This role sits within Software Engineering and offers the opportunity to shape the Group’s Mobile Security Core and wider backend capabilities. You’ll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, helping teams build high-quality Go services, APIs, integrations and deployment pipelines while driving engineering excellence across delivery teams!

As a senior technical leader, you’ll:

• Lead the design, build, release and support of complex backend services and shared platform capabilities.
• Drive engineering quality through code reviews, technical leadership, reusable patterns and modern software engineering practices.
• Build resilient, observable and secure services that perform effectively in production environments.
• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, Engineers, SREs and Security specialists to translate requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers, support capability growth and contribute to engineering communities and standards.
• Champion automation, operational excellence, reliability, secure coding and continuous improvement.

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.

• Strong Software Engineering expertise, with significant experience building and operating production backend services in Go, including testing, concurrency, code quality and maintainable service design.
• Experience designing and delivering microservices, APIs, integrations and distributed systems, balancing performance, resilience, security and maintainability.
• Strong DevOps and operational engineering capability, including CI/CD, automated testing, release practices and production support.
• Experience building and operating containerised services, with knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker and modern cloud deployment approaches.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to mentor engineers, guide technical decisions and lead delivery through ambiguity.

• Excellent critical thinking, decision making and stakeholder collaboration skills, with the ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly and influence outcomes. The Skills Taxonomy identifies relevant skills including Software Engineering, DevOps, SRE & Service Engineering, Technology Leadership, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Coaching & Feedback and Stakeholder Management.

• Experience modernising legacy applications into well-owned backend services.
• Experience within a regulated financial services environment or other large-scale enterprise organisation.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Azure, OpenShift, platform engineering capabilities or internal developer platforms.
• Experience using AI tools responsibly to support software development, testing, documentation or operational activities.

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers - just let us know what you need.

• 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.