Lead Software Engineer - BoE Regulatory Reporting

JOB TITLE: Lead Software Engineer

LOCATION(S): Leeds

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the office

About this opportunity

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will lead the technical development and delivery at team, lab, and platform levels. You may act as a Line Manager, co-leading with the Team PO for overall delivery, responsible for tech delivery line management and app ownership. Alternatively, you may operate as an individual contributor, specializing in specific technology areas.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Define, communicate, and implement engineering strategy across the lab, focusing on patterns, methods, and approaches; working with teams to embed these within end-to-end engineering activities.
2. Participate actively in the Engineering Leadership team, supporting others and reporting to the Engineering Lead (Band G) for the lab.
3. Simplify and modernize the technology estate.
4. Lead, inspire, and manage individuals to improve and develop their engineering capabilities, collaborating with other leaders to maximize team benefits.
5. Bridge the gap between architecture and software engineering, translating theory into practice.
6. Work closely with the product owner to shape and deliver solutions to business problems.

About us

We are an innovative, fast-changing business shaping finance as a force for good. We empower our people to innovate, explore possibilities, and grow with purpose.

What we need from you

• Technical leader with ownership of delivery and ability to guide engineers in forming successful teams.
• Experience leading and embedding engineering transformation initiatives.
• Understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment in a modern engineering environment.
• Hands-on experience in software engineering across technologies, including Aptitude Studio, Oracle PL/SQL, Unix Bash/Shell.
• CI/CD/DevOps tooling experience, e.g., Jenkins, Urban Code Deploy.
• Strong debugging skills and a lead-by-example attitude.
• Knowledge of design patterns and agile development practices.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with enthusiasm for advocating best practices.

About working for us

We value inclusivity, diversity, and belonging. We have initiatives supporting under-represented groups, and are disability confident. Reasonable adjustments in recruitment are available upon request.

Benefits include:

• Up to 15% pension contribution
• Annual bonus based on group performance
• Share schemes, including free shares
• Flexible benefits, such as shopping discounts
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Join us to do meaningful work that makes a difference to millions.