Technology Engineering Industrial Placement
Imagine what's next. Imagine a career in cutting-edge technology and engineering, where you’ll impact millions of lives and Help Britain Prosper. Make it real. Apply now to join our team in Bristol, Cardiff, Halifax, Leeds, Manchester, Cheadle, Chester or Edinburgh.
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Duration
One year, from June 2025 to June 2026.
Salary
£25,000 + fantastic benefits.
Locations
South West (Bristol & Cardiff), West Yorkshire (Halifax & Leeds), North West (Manchester, Cheadle and Chester) & Edinburgh. We support hybrid working.
Why Join Us?
We’re the UK’s largest digital bank and support 22 million digitally active customers. We're investing up to £3bn annually in cutting-edge tech like AI and cloud technology, driving our digital transformation. Join a team that's advancing fintech collabs and creating a tech-driven culture.
Launch Your Tech Career
In our team of expert Technology Engineers, you’ll play a big part in our digital journey. Learn new skills, contribute your ideas, and help create better, faster and safer ways for us to serve our customers. With endless growth opportunities, grab the chance to start a career that means something.
Is This Placement for You?
Mad about tech? Love coding? Ready for the challenge of making innovative digital products even better? A Technology Engineering placement at Lloyds Banking Group could be your perfect fit.
This placement lets you dive into all kinds of Engineering, making a real impact on millions of customers, businesses, and communities. You’ll explore areas like Software Engineering, DevOps, Quality Engineering, Cyber Security, and more. Along the way you’ll get hands-on with top tech, developing skills such as containerisation, source control, DevOps pipelines, Cloud skills and API development and integration.
Our Engineers work closely with their labs on design, development, strategy, and implementation of software solutions. If you love collaborating on innovative products, this placement is definitely for you.
What You’ll Learn
From day one, you'll work alongside experienced Engineers, delivering vital services. You might work on large-scale transformations, code in various languages, create DevOps pipelines, or build new mobile app features. Learn how to apply Agile methodology and see the impact of your contributions in a team environment.
Supported by your Engineering Lead, there’s additional learning and certifications up for grabs, including cloud training. You'll also have access to our on-demand learning platform and opportunities to network at hackathons supported by Google, Microsoft, and IBM. Do well in your placement and you could be fast-tracked to our Technology Engineering Graduate Scheme.
What You Could Be Doing
- Develop coding skills with languages like JavaScript, Java, C#, Python, Smith and Kotlin.
- Automate processes to save time for colleagues and customers.
- Ensure new software offers a seamless customer experience.
- Stress-test customer journeys and find improvements.
- Build customer service infrastructure for branches.
Requirements
What you need to apply
- Have just completed your penultimate year of university during the placement dates.
- Basic understanding of at least one modern programming language or framework.
- Love of technology and a strong desire to learn.
Locations
This programme operates in various UK regional locations including South West (Bristol & Cardiff), West Yorkshire (Halifax & Leeds), North West (Manchester, Cheadle and Chester) & Edinburgh. You’ll select one of these locations and be based there throughout your programme. We support hybrid working, with all colleagues expected to spend a minimum of two days each week in the office you have been placed.
Closing Date
The closing date for applications for our Technology Engineering Industrial Placement Programme Edinburgh and West Yorkshire is 19 January 2025.
Our programmes may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so apply as soon as you can.
Applications for other locations have closed.
How to Apply
Our application process is designed to help you shine. We want everyone to feel they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.
Find details, including stages and tips for success, on our how to apply page.
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Apply now for the Technology Engineering Industrial Placement.
The application process
Ready to take the next step? Find out how to apply for our industrial placements here.
Meet Finley
A psychology student turned tech whiz, Finley is using his interests and unique experiences to make a future on his own terms.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion
As a Group, we’re guided on how we do things by a clear set of values. Part of that involves creating a supportive environment for all our colleagues that is truly representative of modern-day Britain.
FAQs
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Why LBG?
We're a financial services group, with millions of customers and a presence in almost every community. Our purpose is to help Britain prosper, by meeting our customers ever-changing financial needs.
