We are seeking a talented Engineer to join our Mobile Engineering team, where you will deliver high‑quality software by developing new features, resolving defects, reducing technical debt, and continuously improving our engineering practices.
What you'll be doing:
- Building clean, maintainable features and resolving end‑to‑end issues by applying thoughtful, well‑considered approaches that ensure we deliver outstanding outcomes to our customers as effectively as possible
- Understanding, contributing to, and enhancing the team’s testing practices to ensure the highest‑quality customer experience, with a strong emphasis on security, usability and accessibility
- Participating in code reviews to help ensure we consistently deliver high‑quality, reliable software to our customers
- Contributing to initiatives that continuously strengthen the team’s security, quality, deployment, monitoring and operational practices, enabling us to release and operate safe, performant and resilient systems in production
- Engaging actively in developer meetings to keep colleagues informed, encourage knowledge sharing, and support smooth collaboration. Communicating effectively and collaborating continuously with team members to ensure seamless delivery of development activities within the sprint timebox
- Growing technical and professional capabilities through ongoing, relevant training aligned to the role and discipline
- Helping the team ensure all customers and stakeholders are treated fairly and in accordance with Legal & General’s principles on Customer Experience and Treating Customers Fairly
Who we're looking for:
- Technology‑focused degree preferred, or equivalent demonstrable software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript with expert knowledge of React and core concepts
- Practical understanding of clean code, clean architecture and common design patterns
- Proficiency in software testing, including TDD and applying the testing pyramid
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git/Git Flow and modern release strategies
- Experience building and maintaining performant, reliable applications using REST microservices, Node.js or JVM‑based technologies
- Familiarity with application security, front‑end/mobile performance optimisation and agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively within a team and contribute to maintainable, high‑quality codebases
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, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s 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 brand-new 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
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.
We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.
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.
