Python Engineer

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End Date Thursday 23 February 2023 Salary Range £52,912 - £85,982 We support agile workingclick here for more information on agile working options.Agile Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary At Lloyds Banking Groupe were building a bank for the future, and we need your help.Lloyds Banking Group is the UKs leading digital franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands; Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to craft a truly engineering-ledorganisation.The Lab is creating a platform which gives users access to three sophisticated intelligent product technologies, Optical Character Recognition (turns scanned images into text), Speech to Text (turns recorded audio in to machine readable transcripts), MachineLearning (identifies what was said or written and predicts its meaning).We do this through working collaboratively with our partners, utilising agile delivery methods, technology and design thinking to deliver innovate solutions that solve key business problems.Become part of our diverse team, and youll experience a rare chance to create a difference to the lives of millions through our brands like Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, and Scottish Widows (among others). Job DescriptionPython EngineerLeeds (2 days in the office)Benefits: Annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.Were a family friendly organisation who focus on delivery, not time at your desk. A mature, flexible work environment, flexible start/finish hours, agile working practices. We care about your mental health and want to enable a good work-life balance.Who is Lloyds Banking GroupLloyds Banking Group is the UKs leading digital franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country. Were buildingthe bank of the future, and we need your help.Where will this role sitWe want to make the bank safer, faster, and more effective. Were realizing a future where machine intelligence takes away repetitive manual tasks and provides insight and direction to our colleagues - empowering them to do more, with less effort. In theIntelligent Automation we design and build data pipelines to enable our colleagues to deliver the best service to our customers.Were a diverse group of people but we all share in the vision of the untapped potential of human and machine intelligence. We believe that people dont fit neatly into roles, and we value everyones individual skills, experience, and knowledgeits whatmakes you awesome!What will I doOur goal is to help you develop in a way that fulfils you, and create an environment where you can do what you enjoy. You will: Aim to deliver the highest quality customer-driven software. Work in cross-disciplinary teams, showcasing your excellent interpersonal and communication skills whilst efficiently working to ensure software operates as intended. Grows our technical capabilities by pursuing and investing time in personal development opportunities. Identify shortcomings and areas for improvement of existing processes and systems.What were looking from you Strong Python skills A constant willingness to pick up new skills Experience with agile development methods & tooling Experience of using modern software development toolsets including DevOps, Continuous Integration and Delivery Be UK-based and able to visit our offices in Leeds at a minimum of twice per month for scheduled team meetings A great understanding of OOP, software engineering principles, unit testing and common software design patternsWhat are the nice to haves Cloud experience, Google Cloud Platform/Azure/AWS DevOps pipelines with Nexus, SonarQube Experience with Jenkins and Chef Containers at scale: Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, Istio etc. Experience and understanding of microservices and API Gateways Experience of transformation of batch processing to real-time processingWhat you I get in returnWere dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both professionally and personally to optimise your potential.As a new colleague, youll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain, and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel welcomed and valued.Were committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We support the principles of agile workingand are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Were an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.Together we make it possible!At Lloyds Banking Group, were driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us youll have a key role to play in shaping the financialservices of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means youll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.Were focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together were building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunityto make a real difference.