Engineering Manager; Java & Boot

Position: Engineering Manager (Java & Spring Boot)
Location: Hove

Company Description Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income. Who we areOur Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement.

We’re a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions. We aim to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys. We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long-term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.

Job Description At Legal & General, we're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop a high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on in the delivery of modern software solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape technical direction, drive engineering excellence, and create an environment where people can thrive. You'll work closely with engineering, product, architecture and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable and reliable technology solutions that create value for our customers and support our business ambitions.

What you'll be doing:

Leading and developing a team of engineers to deliver high-quality, secure and reliable software solutions

Prioritising, planning and overseeing delivery activities to achieve predictable and effective outcomes

Designing and building scalable, maintainable software while remaining an active hands-on engineer

Coaching, mentoring and supporting engineers through feedback and structured development plans

Embedding a culture of quality, testing and security across day-to-day engineering practices

Driving continuous improvement through delivery metrics, operational insights and observability data Managing operational readiness, incident response processes and technical debt to maintain resilient systems

Collaborating with product, architecture and business stakeholders to remove blockers and deliver customer value

Who we're looking for:

Significant hands-on Java engineering experience, including building and operating Spring Boot microservices

Strong understanding of modern software architecture principles, including domain-driven and event-driven design

Proven experience leading engineering teams and developing people through coaching and mentoring

Excellent knowledge of test-driven development, quality engineering practices and automated testing approaches

Experience working with CI/CD practices, modern version control workflows and software delivery pipelines

Strong understanding of secure software development, operational readiness and observability practices

Ability to balance technical, commercial and delivery considerations while influencing stakeholders effectively

Passion for building inclusive, collaborative environments where individuals and teams can perform at their best Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance
-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday

Competitive family leave

Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice…