Legal & General
Senior Software Engineer (Java)
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Senior Software Engineer (Java)
About Legal & General
Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. Since 1836, we’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures. Here’s what defines us:
A commitment to building a better society by improving the lives of our customers and creating value for our shareholders. Global reach as one of the world’s largest asset managers, delivering powerful asset origination capabilities. Specialisation in:
- Pension risk transfer (both UK and global).
- Life insurance (UK and US markets).
- Workplace pensions and retirement income solutions.
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About Our Work
Our focus is supporting customers across their lifetimes by helping them to save, plan, protect, and enjoy retirement. Our legacy of ### c.12.8 million clients includes policyholders and workplace pension members.
We innovatively meet customer needs through:
- Direct engagement.
- Collaborations with intermediaries and employers.
- Personalised interactions enabled by cutting-edge technology.
Job Description: Senior Software Engineer
Understanding the Role
We seek a Senior Software Engineer to join an agile team driving transformative, high-quality software solutions. This role demands your strategic thinking and technical prowess. You’ll design new features, resolve complex technical challenges, address legacy debt, and champion best practices. As a key figure, you’ll shape our engineering culture to deliver value and outstanding customer outcomes.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- Develop robust features: Challenge solutions, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver scalable, high-quality outcomes.
- Ensure excellence: Align solutions to business goals, fostering scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Lead technical debt reduction: Through workforce planning and innovation.
- Security and performance: Champion test-driven strategies safeguarding codebase security, usability, and responsiveness.
- Code excellence: Rigorously review for functional/non-functional accuracy, testing security, performance, reliability, security, and competitive usability.
- Drive positive culture: Continuously adapt practices through collaboration and accountability.
- Mentor & grow talent: Foster professional development to enhance cooperation, resilience, and team creativity.
- Stay ahead: Research and share insights on emerging technologies to continuously improve our solutions.
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Roles & Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Analyse and architect production-grade systems for Java/JVM (Java 17+/Kotlin), Spring microservices or Node.js REST APIs.
- Leverage JavaScript/TypeScript expertise to shape features, ensuring reliability and adaptability.
Architecture & Design
- Apply clean code, layered architectures (three-tier, hexagonal, onion), and scalable solutions aligned with business goals such as quality and readability.
Database & Security
- Partner with our database and cloud security teams to optimise APIs and safeguard data.
Testing & Observability
- write, manage, and optimise tests. Consistent use of the testing pyramid: from unit tests to comprehensive user experience tests.
- Ensure compatibility with Agile/Scrum through advanced Git, Git Flow, and CI/CD pipelines.
Stakeholder Alignment
- Guide complex discussions, workshops, and alignment activities. Use your decision-making and process corridor strengths to optimize workflows.
Team & Culture Growth
- Support & coach junior engineers through clear expectations, mentorship, and ongoing development.
Who We Look for in Candidates
Technical Proficiency
- Java/JVM expertise: Hands-on experience building and maintaining large-scale production systems (Java 17+/Kotlin, **JVM Spring/**Node.js apps).
- JavaScript & TypeScript: Explore full-stack or back-end possibilities utilizing frameworks like Angular.
- Clean architecture: Proven expertise in layered designs to ensure scalable, quality-focused automations.
- Databases & API design: Comprehensive knowledge of SQL databases, and asset optimisation with clear architecture security and cloud environments.
- Testing practices: Fire unit tests and integration strategies, followed by Agile measurements.
Soft Skills
- Strong English communicators able to influence large groups and lead technical/offsite discussions seamlessly.
- Commitment to continuing learning, leading by thought-making, and advocating fair customer treatment.
Benefits & Rewards
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| Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| Performance & Share Plans | Participation in annual bonuses and share schemes tied to personal success. |
| Pensions | Generous match contributions to your retirement savings accounts. |
| Life Assurance | Workplace death in service policies for financial security. |
| Healthcare | Generous health protections (permanent employees only). |
| Leave Policies | 25+ holiday days (rising to 26 days after 2 years’ service), plus public holidays – with additional purchase/sell opportunities. |
| Family Support | Precursors family leave benefits. |
| Transportation | Electric vehicle schemes (permanent employees) at tax-favourable rates. |
| Discounts | L&G products + collaborations with leading brands and online stores. |
Sustainability Initiative
Pioneering net-zero workplaces by 2030:
- Locations featuring UK offices, modernized with eco-friendly, people-centric designs.
Additional Information
At L&G: Purpose & Approach
We focus on the intersection of financial impact and societal betterment. Join a supportive workplace driven by integrity, scientific vision, and employee care. Careers here foster reflection:
- Plurality – embrace diverse perspectives. Unquestionable innovation.
- Career advancement initiative – training and mentorship are critical.
- Flexibility: So we believe in culture to complement individual matters. For details:
- Open to part-time, job-sharing, or term-time schedules where logistical criteria permit.
*. To us the small differences matter. Aspire to outcomes, not attendance – uncovering possibilities within flexibility.
Key Points
- Not expecting a ‘perfect’ fit – strengths, strengths, and connection to L&G principles count more than qualifying per criteria.
- Promote equitable treatment for all – as applicable to inclusive, diverse teams.
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