Engineering Manager (Java & Spring Boot) at Legal & General · London

companyDescription
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. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.
Who we are
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 either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.
jobDescription
At Legal & General, we're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop a high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on in the delivery of modern software solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape technical direction, drive engineering excellence, and create an environment where people can thrive. You'll work closely with engineering, product, architecture and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable and reliable technology solutions that create value for our customers and support our business ambitions.
What you'll be doing:
Leading and developing a team of engineers to deliver high-quality, secure and reliable software solutions
Prioritising, planning and overseeing delivery activities to achieve predictable and effective outcomes
Designing and building scalable, maintainable software while remaining an active hands-on engineer
Coaching, mentoring and supporting engineers through feedback and structured development plans
Embedding a culture of quality, testing and security across day-to-day engineering practices
Driving continuous improvement through delivery metrics, operational insights and observability data
Managing operational readiness, incident response processes and technical debt to maintain resilient systems
Collaborating with product, architecture and business stakeholders to remove blockers and deliver customer value
Who we're looking for:
Significant hands-on Java engineering experience, including building and operating Spring Boot microservices
Strong understanding of modern software architecture principles, including domain-driven and event-driven design
Proven experience leading engineering teams and developing people through coaching and mentoring
Excellent knowledge of test-driven development, quality engineering practices and automated testing approaches
Experience working with CI/CD practices, modern version control workflows and software delivery pipelines
Strong understanding of secure software development, operational readiness and observability practices
Ability to balance technical, commercial and delivery considerations while influencing stakeholders effectively
Passion for building inclusive, collaborative environments where individuals and teams can perform at their best
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 many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
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
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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 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.