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Job Description At Legal & General, we're committed to building innovative, secure and resilient technology solutions that support our customers and business objectives. As a Senior Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping engineering excellence, taking ownership of critical services and applications, and helping teams deliver high-quality software at scale. You'll work in a collaborative, inclusive environment where continuous improvement, technical leadership and knowledge sharing are highly valued. What you'll be doing: • 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 Who we're looking for: • 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 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