Software Engineer reference: 134190

End Date Friday 06 June 2025 Salary Range £47,790 - £71,685 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Flexibility in when hours are worked, Hybrid Working, Job Share, Reduced Hours Job Description Summary This is an outstanding opportunity for a driven, pro-active individual to join the Enterprise Risk Platform Prudential and Analytics platform within the Strategic and Run lab as a Software Engineer. The engineer will work within a “scrum team” as part of the prudential and analytics lab, responsible for code development and testing within the lab and critically ensuring the products we deliver are fit for purpose and meet the quality and standards that our customers expect. The engineer will support with planning, running and coordinating the technical delivery, this will involve alignment to governance controls, planning of activities, communication and engagement across the business teams and lab. Job Description JOB TITLE: Software Engineer SALARY: £47,790-£56,000 LOCATION: Leeds HOURS: 35 hours, full time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site About this opportunity As a Software Engineer you’ll work in a feature team within the Prudential & Analytics Platform to deliver the highest quality software whilst continually challenging, mentoring and supporting other Engineers within the team. You’ll be contributing to the analysis, design and development of software solutions delivering new features to an in-house full-stack application consisting of front-end UI, microservices and big data execution and help drive the migration to cloud. The pace and scale of change taking place requires a passion for new thinking, new ideas and continuous improvement, as well as a flexible approach when interacting with wider teams. You’ll work with other feature teams to deliver change ensuring that solutions are built in a consistent way utilising best practices from the wider Engineering community. About this opportunity Collaborative working with a team of engineers delivery model migration onto the bank strategic model execution platform (MERIT) Optimising and improving existing models on platform to improve the speed and quality of insight for execution teams Coaching and mentoring the engineers to uplift overall capability and build skills for the future Building relationships across the bank and being comfortable working in an agile environment to deliver customer driven solutions and high quality software Working with the Product Owner to analyse and evaluate the feasibility of complex proposals to identify solutions that best meet business needs. Keeping abreast of key technical developments and innovations within the industry and encourage other engineers to do the same. About us 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 Strong knowledge of credit risk modelling. Strong experience in using Python for data processing across multiple libraries – Pandas, Polars, PySpark. Strong experience in the use of SQL for analytics and coding. Experience in use of MERIT (Model Execution Reporting and Insight Tool) as a model developer, including translation work to migrate models onto platform and production deployments. Good understanding of design and build activities across the lifecycle - unit testing, system testing and integration testing Experience in development & testing production-level Python code for data processing Testing experience (manual or automated) including writing test scripts, performing code reviews and production / review of user documentation Strong knowledge of Github, CI/CD and version control Reviewing design proposals, acceptance criteria and processes, and recommend improvements. Participation in the agile process to produce more rapid delivery, supporting projects and programmes across the organisation Mentoring and development of more junior engineers, providing clear and constructive feedback and building opportunities for learning and growth Experience with Software Engineering collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence etc. Experience of resolution of live production incidents 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 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 28 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.