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Senior Java Developer

Full Time Information Technology

Job Description

End Date

Monday 06 July 2026

Salary Range

£72,702 - £109,053

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Java Developer

SALARY: £72,702 - £80,780

LOCATION(S): Bristol

HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours per week 

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our offices stated above.  

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

We’re not just a bank. We’re a technology-led organisation with a bold ambition: to shape finance as a force for good. As we continue to invest in our people, platforms, and products, we’re looking for passionate Senior Java Developers to help us create secure, scalable, and customer-first solutions.

If you’re someone who thrives in collaborative environments, enjoys solving meaningful problems, and wants to make a real impact - this could be the perfect next step in your career.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and building modern applications that touch millions of lives. You’ll:

  • Design, develop, test, and deploy backend services.

  • Build and deploy containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Apply Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles.

  • Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, and Quality Engineers.

  • Integrate with internal systems and third-party APIs to create seamless user experiences.

  • Contribute to architectural decisions and help shape our engineering strategy.

  • Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of learning and inclusion.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

We’re looking for engineers who are adaptable, curious, and passionate about building great software!

To help us understand how you might contribute to our team, please highlight any relevant experience with the following skills and technologies in your application:

Backend Development

  • Proven hands-on experience with Java, including designing and implementing RESTful APIs that support scalable, secure, and high-performance architectures.

  • Familiarity with backend frameworks such as Spring Boot and Node.js is beneficial.

DevOps & Cloud

  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Harness.

  • Familiarity with Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration.

  • Exposure to cloud platforms — Google Cloud Platform (GCP) preferred, but AWS or Azure experience is also welcome.

Quality Testing & Automation

  • Experience with automated testing tools like Jest, Cypress, or Pact.

  • Any experience with Junit, Mokito, PowerMock

  • Commitment to writing reliable, maintainable, and well-tested code.

If you're selected to move forward in our assessment process, you may be invited to complete a technical interview with Karat - our trusted interviewing partner. As part of this stage, we’ll share your information with Karat, in line with their privacy policy. 

We’re committed to making our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments, just let us know - we’re here to support you.

We’re proud to be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion. From our menopause health package to our Working with Cancer initiative, we’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

We’re also a Disability Confident Leader, and we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants with disabilities, long-term health conditions, or neurodivergence who meet the minimum criteria.

Our benefits include:

  • Up to 15% pension contribution

  • Annual bonus (based on Group performance)

  • Share schemes, including free shares

  • 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

  • Flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle

  • Generous parental leave and wellbeing support

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.

Lloyds Banking Group
About Lloyds Banking Group

 

We're changing financial services, and we want you to join us.

We're the UK's largest financial services group, with our 25 million customers and a history stretching back more than 300 years.

We pride ourselves on creating a great environment for colleagues to work in, one which is inclusive and driven by our values. This is critical to our business success as we know that colleagues who can show up to work as themselves are those that bring their best.

We're an inclusive and open organisation with a scale that creates a vast range of roles and opportunities. We offer a plenty of options for continual personal growth and you'll be part of a culture which embraces diversity of talent, creativity, skills and thinking among our teams.

 

 

Workplace Initiatives

Opportunities for people returning from a career break

Yes our Returner opportunities offer a career path to candidates with a 18 month year break in their career’ with ‘Yes, our Returner opportunities are aimed at candidates who have had a 18 month or more career break

Leadership development programmes?

Yes

Mentoring programmes?

Yes

Coaching programmes?

Yes

Employee-led diversity networks?

Yes

Internal women’s networking groups?

Yes

Open to discussing flexible work arrangements at interview stage?

Yes

No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary:

 20 weeks based on full pay + 19 weeks at the current statutory maternity pay rate

Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible for paid maternity leave:

No qualifying service period

No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary:

6 weeks

Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid paternity leave:

No qualifying service period

Gender pay gap reporting information (insert year) (UK): 2022

Average pay gap:

 30.5%

Median pay gap:

33.6%

Average bonus gap:

 62.5%

Median bonus gap:

69.5%

Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter?

Yes

Targets to raise the number of women in leadership?

Yes

Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals in leadership?

Yes

Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion Index?

Yes

Flexible Working Policy

We take pride in being a leader in flexibility and offer a wide array of flexible working options for different circumstances. How you work and the options available will depend on the role you're in, but we aim to offer the flexibility needed by everyone.

For many of our office-based roles, we work in hybrid ways, which involves spending at least two days per week or 40% of their time at one of our office sites. Dependent on your role, other flexible options may be available, such as part-time or compressed hours, complete home-working or job share. ‘Find out how flexible working can work for you’.

 

Flexible Working Policy

We take pride in being a leader in flexibility and offer a wide array of flexible working options for different circumstances. How you work and the options available will depend on the role you're in, but we aim to offer the flexibility needed by everyone.

For many of our office-based roles, we work in hybrid ways, which involves spending at least two days per week or 40% of their time at one of our office sites. Dependent on your role, other flexible options may be available, such as part-time or compressed hours, complete home-working or job share. ‘Find out how flexible working can work for you’.

Returner opportunities

Returning to work after time away can be challenging. That’s why we offer Returner opportunities that are designed to assist people returning to work after a career break of 18 months or more and our roles are permanent from the day one. Whether you’ve been away from work due to parenthood, illness, or even travel, we’re looking forward to hearing from you as we continue to grow!

What can you expect?

Coming back into the world of work after a career break can be really daunting – and we therefore know how important flexibility is. We’re very aware that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t always doable, so will happily have the discussion about different working patterns with you.

These roles have been created with your career break in mind, making sure we are there to support you in your transition back to work. You will be brought in on a permanent contract and given meaningful work from day one. Plus, you’ll be paired with a buddy or mentor from your team to help guide you along the way. You’ll also benefit from being part of the wider Returners Community and have the chance to create a personal development plan that works for you.

Who are we looking for?

While banking or professional services experience is desirable, especially for some roles, we care more about the transferable skills you can bring to our business.

Testimonials

I had a good network of colleagues already working for Lloyds Banking Group, who were all very passionate about their roles - so it felt the right choice for me and gave me the courage to apply for a Business Analyst role through the Returners. It was a seamless recruitment experience and I was offered a role in the work I wanted to do.

Olufunke Oladinni, Business Analyst


I love being a Project Manager, and I can’t recommend the Lloyds Banking Group Returners enough. It’ll springboard your career, giving you the best opportunity to relaunch yourself and maximise your full potential.

Justin Pierce, Project Manager



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