Leeds, England, United Kingdom Hybrid

LHV Bank is hiring a Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and uphold extensive backend services and integrations within the Banking Services platform.
  • Oversee intricate features and projects from inception through production and continuous enhancement.
  • Produce high-quality, well-tested, and efficient code, establishing engineering quality benchmarks.
  • Engage in and direct code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and agreed engineering principles.
  • Advocate for the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools to enhance delivery, quality, and developer experience.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions balancing scalability, resilience, security, and maintainability.
  • Identify and resolve technical debt, performance issues, and scalability limitations.
  • Aid in the evolution of engineering standards, deployment practices, and service design.
  • Work closely with Product Managers, Platform Engineers, and other teams to deliver solutions meeting business needs.
  • Guide mid-level and junior engineers, fostering their technical growth and decision-making skills.
  • Serve as a senior technical authority in team and cross-team discussions.
  • Design and construct services with production readiness, observability, and resilience in focus.
  • Support production systems, aiding in incident resolution and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure solutions comply with security, compliance, and reliability standards.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Numerous opportunities for professional learning, growth, and advancement.
  • Inclusive and open culture.
  • Hybrid work arrangement.
  • Excellent offices and positive work environment.
  • Vitality Health Plan (includes private health insurance, travel insurance, gym discounts)
  • Health cash Plan (Medicash health plan Level 3)
  • 5% employer pension contribution.
  • Life assurance – 4 times salary.
  • Income protection insurance – 75%
  • 28 days holiday plus 3 additional days, & further days for various key life events as well as the option to sell up to 5 days per calendar year.
  • Swap public/bank holidays each year for alternative days that align with personal, cultural, or religious observances.
  • Enhanced family-friendly and family-forming policies.
  • Access to a wide range of retail discounts
  • Team Socials

Compensation

Competitive salary

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Open and inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain large-scale backend services and integrations within the Banking Services platform.
  • Take ownership of complex features and initiatives from design through to production and ongoing improvement.
  • Write high-quality, well-tested, and performant code, setting standards for engineering quality.
  • Participate in and lead code reviews, ensuring alignment with best practices and agreed engineering principles.
  • Promotes the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools to improve delivery, quality, and developer experience.
  • Make and contribute to architectural decisions that balance scalability, resilience, security, and maintainability.
  • Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and scalability constraints.
  • Contribute to the evolution of our engineering standards, deployment practices, and service design.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Platform Engineers, and other teams to deliver solutions aligned with business needs.
  • Mentor mid-level and junior engineers, supporting their technical growth and decision-making.
  • Act as a senior technical voice in team and cross-team discussions.
  • Design and build services with production readiness, observability, and resilience in mind.
  • Support systems in production, contributing to incident resolution and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and reliability expectations.

Not specified

Required Skills
KotlinJavaAWSKubernetesAmazon DynamoDBDistributed Systems
About company
LHV Bank
LHV Bank Limited is a UK-licensed bank operating across three core business segments: Retail Banking, SME Lending, and Banking Services (BaaS). The bank supports over 200 fintech clients with embedded financial infrastructure, provides retail savings products via digital channels, and offers SME credit solutions across the UK.
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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category backend
Posted 5 months ago