Software Engineer

at  Lloyds Banking Group

End Date
Sunday 07 April 2024
Salary Range
£49,788 - £74,682
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Flexible Working Options
Flexibility in when hours are worked
Job Description Summary
Based in Watford

Job Description

• JOB TITLE: Software Engineer
• SALARY: £48,816 -£54,240 rising to £49,788 - £55,320
• LOCATION(S): Watford
• HOURS: Full-time
• WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Watford office.

About this Opportunity

The Tusker Tech team is expanding to continue to support the needs of the business. Due to this we are looking to bolster the team with a Permanent Perl Software Engineer. Working as part of a collaborative development team you will be delivering on your own development tickets as well as contributing to wider discussions on improving design and tooling choices.

• Working with members of the business at all levels, to formulate technical solutions to meet business needs
• Producing good quality, well-structured code. Always thinking about performance and security
• Attending agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, retrospectives etc.
• Contributing to story writing and estimation sessions
• Implementing agreed architecture improvements to support our products and identifying the right tool for the job
• Document technical approaches

About us
We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive
We’re an award winning car leasing company who have been providing company car and tax efficient car benefit schemes since 2009. We take pride in helping organisations offer their employees a car that will have less impact on our environment, supporting planet positive mobility and a brighter more sustainable future. We’re committed to driving down emissions by getting people into newer and more environmentally friendly cars. We genuinely care about the world we live in and know that our customers do too. This is why we work with each and every one to offset the carbon emitted by each salary sacrifice car put on the road through our schemes.
Our Car Benefit Scheme gives employees access to affordable, fully maintained and insured cars for a fixed monthly amount delivered through a salary sacrifice employee benefit arrangement. Offering all fuel types, prices and over 1000 cars to choose from all by leading manufacturers.

What you’ll need

• Good knowledge of the Perl programming language
• Experience working with a wider development team (QA, BAs etc)
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience integrating with APIs
• Experience with automated unit / integration testing
• Experience in database design and development (Oracle)
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment
• Experience with version control (Git)
• Ability to work independently and self-manage
• Great written and verbal communication skills

And any experience of these would be really useful

• Experience with Perl frameworks (e.g. Mojolicious, Catalyst etc.)
• Experience with managing database changes
• Good experience working with database Stored Procedures
• Experience working with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with a Service Oriented Architecture
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience building with, testing with, releasing and managing Docker images
• Experience using monitoring tools to identify bottle necks and areas for optimisation

• Experience with UI/UX processes and/or tools

  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’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
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive?
Apply today and find out more.
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

Please refer the Job description for details