Job Title: Lead Software Engineer Contract Type: Permanent Location: Edinburgh Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based Closing date: 15th July 2025 We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Software Engineer, to join our team at Royal London. As an Engineer, you will play a crucial role in managing the design, configuration, testing and smooth operation of our applications. You will deliver development and test services to our business. You will be responsible for delivering the technical and product roadmap and improving the live service for one or more pensions applications ensuring continuous improvement in availability, currency, and functionality. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a strong technical background and a passion for problem-solving to contribute to the growth and success of our organisation. This is a progressive role, joining the pensions applications teams, delivering scalable solutions to both our customers and employees. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of initiatives, across pensions, working with stakeholders across the group. This role contributes to our values of strengthening our customers mutual choice, by providing sustainable technology solutions to our customers. About the role • You will provide problem management and incident resolution capability (production support) for the platform they are responsible for. • Build trusting relationships with key stakeholders and internal customers. • Provides expertise to their team on the methods and tools needed to deliver change through the specialist platform. • Driving technical upgrades and maintenance, working closely with relevant 3rd party vendor(s). • Builds trusting relationships with key stakeholders and internal customers. About you • Will have sound, broad knowledge of IT. • Be an expert in application development techniques and methods. In-depth knowledge of application design and development best practices. • Knowledge and experience of working with cloud infrastructure. • Ability to apply specialist knowledge to solve complex problems. • Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and multitask in a fast-paced environment. • Experience of successfully leading technical evaluations. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. About Royal London We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services. Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits Inclusion, diversity and belonging. We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background. We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.