Lead Engineer - AWS

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Lead Engineer to join our expanding software development team. In this pivotal role the Staff Engineer will leverage extensive skills and experience to lead and mentor a team of highly talented engineers. With exceptional technical expertise the Staff Engineer will drive the teams projects to successful completion. This role is crucial in ensuring the teams success shaping the strategic vision of application design and identifying opportunities to standardise approaches across adjacent teams.

What youll be doing:

• Spearheading the development of scalable secure and wellarchitected products and platforms ensuring we deliver exceptional outcomes to our customers efficiently
• Acting as a multifaceted leader by leveraging influence technical expertise and organisational authority to align with the longterm goals of the organisation
• Engaging in applied engineering by transforming strategic direction into tangible technology and viable engineering approaches. Ensuring solutions are fit for purpose provide business value adhere to quality standards and align with standard engineering practices and L&G SSDLC policies
• Overseeing technical work across multiple development teams to reduce duplication enhance collaboration and provide clarity on progress ensuring smooth delivery of crosscutting concerns
• Partnering with and enabling engineering leaders to fulfill the divisions strategic direction. Mentoring engineers to help them grow in their technical responsibilities and remove blockers to their independence
• Conducting research on relevant technologies and identify opportunities to incorporate them as appropriate. Applying knowledge of technology options and survey the external market landscape for insights direction and vendors to keep our applications uptodate relevant and efficient delivering value to the business and endusers.
• Addressing technical blockers and identify process improvements within your domain. Actively seeking out and resolving impediments to team efficiency (technical debt) proposing and implementing solutions to enable faster iteration.
• Guiding and collaborating with the Developer Community to define software development standards that meet security compliance and audit requirements without hindering the software development process.

Qualifications :

Who were looking for:

• Full Stack Staff Engineer with proficient knowledge of:
  • Software testing frameworks and strategies is essential
  • CI/CD and associated release strategies is essential
  • Secure development strategies is essential
  • Agile software development methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban is essential.
  • Microservices patterns/ framework
• Technical Knowledge of:
  • Java or other JVM languages
  • Angular or other Javascript frameworks
  • AWS
• Experience in contributing and influencing technical direction is essential
• Experience in setting technical direction and providing effective engineering perspectives
• Experience of guiding coaching and mentoring colleagues is essential

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 performancerelated bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
• Generous pension contribution  
• Life assurance   
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres 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 brandnew electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
• In 2023 some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information :

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor named Britains Most Admired Company in 2023 for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us youll be part of a welcoming culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open mindful and inclusive so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If youre open to find out more wed love to hear from you.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime