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About the Role
As a Senior Engineer at Legal & General, you will play a key role in shaping engineering excellence, taking ownership of critical services and applications, and helping teams deliver high-quality software at scale within a collaborative and inclusive environment.
Responsibilities
- Owning services and major technical components, ensuring high standards of quality, security, performance and reliability
- Defining and evolving testing strategies, embedding automation and fast feedback loops across engineering teams
- Driving improvements in observability through effective monitoring, metrics, logging and alerting capabilities
- Using engineering and operational metrics to identify opportunities for improved delivery, reliability and quality outcomes
- Championing secure engineering practices and partnering with security specialists to mitigate risk effectively
- Leading investigation and resolution of complex technical incidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing lasting solutions
- Mentoring and coaching engineers to strengthen capability across design, testing, security and operational excellence
- Influencing architecture, engineering standards and continuous improvement initiatives that support long-term business value
Requirements
- Strong experience developing and supporting enterprise applications using Java or other JVM-based languages
- Proven expertise working with cloud-native technologies, particularly AWS services, serverless architectures and containerised applications
- Solid understanding of software testing practices, including automated testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices within Agile environments
- Knowledge of secure software development, web security and API security principles
- Experience with microservices architectures, distributed systems and full-stack engineering approaches
- Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to mentor colleagues and positively influence engineering outcomes
- Excellent communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance short-term priorities against long-term value
Skills
- Java
- JVM-based languages
- AWS services
- Serverless architectures
- Containerised applications
- Automated testing
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- CI/CD pipelines
- Agile environments
- Secure software development
- Web security
- API security
- Microservices architectures
- Distributed systems
- Full-stack engineering
- Technical leadership
- Communication
- Analytical skills
- Stakeholder management
Location
- London, One Coleman Street
Work Type
- Permanent
- Flexible working options including part-time and job shares
Experience Level
- Senior Engineer
Benefits
- Annual, performance-related bonus plan
- Valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays
- 26 days holiday after 2 years’ service
- Option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Electric car scheme (permanent employees only)
- Discounts for own products
- Discounts at high street stores and online
About the Company
- 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.
- Our 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 use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.
- We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience.
- At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.
- If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive 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.
Equal Opportunity
- It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.