Senior Software Engineer

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 office sites.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer with a track record of delivering high-quality work to join our team in Manchester, UK. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a critical role in building the bank of the future.

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software solutions that meet business needs
• Work closely with colleagues from different areas to capture and analyse requirements and determine technical feasibility
• Lead the development and implementation of complex software applications
• Maintain code quality and follow coding standards
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Lead with debugging and analysis of production incidents
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, encouraging a culture of learning and continuous improvement

• Extensive experience as a Senior Software Engineer or in a similar role
• Extensive understanding of software development principles with experience of building highly observable and scalable solutions
• Proficiency in React is a must, with additional knowledge of Java, Node.js or Python an additional advantage.
• Hands‑on experience of either GCP, Azure or AWS - and experience of cloud‑native architecture & containerisation (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker, Helm)
• Familiarity with Agile principles & practices including scrum methodology and associated tools such as Jira
• Detailed understanding of software testing methodologies and practices
• Outstanding problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Effective collaboration and relationship‑building capabilities
• An awareness and understanding of emerging trends and technologies such as Generative AI, Large Language models & Agentic Architecture/ AI Agents.
• An understanding of networking - preferably including a mixture of public cloud & on‑premise infrastructure

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.

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.

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.