Yorkshire Building Society
Software Development Engineer
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Lending Software Development Engineer As a Lending Software Development Engineer, you’ll join a collaborative engineering team responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and evolving our mortgage applications while supporting the wider strategic direction of the Group. You’ll play a key role in the design, build, test, implementation, and support of the core systems and integrations that underpin the origination and servicing of our mortgages. You’ll be working in a complex, evolving technology landscape where reliability, quality, and customer outcomes matter.
We’re looking for experienced software engineers with strong technical capability who are keen to apply their expertise to deliver meaningful change.
What You’ll Do Design, develop, and document software and system configuration, ensuring solutions meet business requirements and adhere to development and quality standards Build and maintain scalable, supportable applications across our lending platforms Analyse existing systems and codebases to diagnose and resolve defects efficiently Participate in peer reviews of designs, code, and testing artefacts to maintain high engineering standards Collaborate closely with architects, analysts, product owners, and wider engineering teams to translate business needs into robust technical solutions Perform impact analysis on requirements and proposed designs to ensure safe and effective change Deliver work using Agile practices (Kanban, Scrum), providing transparent progress updates and contributing to continuous improvement Support live production systems, ensuring stability and timely resolution of incidents and issues Continuously develop your technical and domain knowledge through internal training, knowledge sharing, and self-directed learning
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How You’ll Do It You’ll bring strong experience in one or more core technologies used within the Group’s lending technology landscape, such as: Cobol C# / .NET PL/SQL Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Forms Java In addition, you’ll ideally have experience in or exposure to: System and solution design Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices Working in environments that balance legacy platforms with modern engineering approaches
What You’ll Bring Demonstrable experience in a software engineering role The ability to interpret complex technical and business information and communicate it clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Experience working within IT delivery and/or production support environments An understanding of system maintenance, change delivery, and operational support
About us At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career. Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process. Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly. Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.
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About our Benefits We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including: Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days. Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%). Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension. Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans. My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.
Ready to apply? If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application. Want more information? If you have any questions about this role, please email careers@ybs.co.uk Please note: This advert will close 15th June.
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