End Date
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Salary
£63,152 – £78,940
Job Title
Senior Software Engineer
Location
Manchester
Hours
Full-Time
Working Pattern
Hybrid – at least two days per week, or 40% of time, at the Manchester site.
What you’ll be doing
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in transforming our Core Banking Platform by leveraging modern technologies such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and a micro‑services‑based architecture. You’ll bring modern software engineering practices, strong communication skills, and the ability to lead technical discussions with architects and other functions to design the software appropriately.
Responsibilities
- Write object‑oriented back‑end code, ideally with expertise in Java.
- Apply software fundamentals including data types, threading, memory management and debugging techniques.
- Promote agile practices and champion high‑quality engineering.
- Use design patterns and implement test‑driven development techniques.
- Manage technical debt and deliver in both technical and business conversations.
- Quickly pick up new technologies and adapt to evolving environments.
- Be a great problem‑solver, self‑starter and proactive question‑asker.
Qualifications
- Deep experience with Java for backend coding.
- Strong object‑oriented design and knowledge of design patterns.
- Problem‑solving, debugging and application/solution design skills.
- Clean coding practices and appreciation of design patterns.
- Excellent communication skills and some leadership experience or potential.
- Experience (desired): Test‑Driven Development, test automation, asynchronous communication patterns, Domain‑Driven Design (strategic and tactical), micro‑service architectures, SpringBoot, Apache Kafka, Docker‑based container development and deployment on Kubernetes, and cloud computing (ideally GCP).
- Relevant transferable experience is encouraged.
Why join us
We’re transforming at pace, investing billions in people, data and tech to serve 28million customers. We’re growing and urge you to be part of the journey.
Benefits
- Generous pension contribution up to 15%.
- Annual performance‑related bonus.
- Share schemes, including free shares.
- Discounted shopping.
- 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays added.
- Well‑being initiatives and generous parental leave policies.
Equity, diversity & inclusion
We pioneer diversity goals in senior roles, offer a menopause health package and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. We provide reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, and as a Disability Confident Leader we guarantee interviews for qualifying applicants with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition under the Disability Confident Scheme.
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