Description
JOB TITLE: Principal Engineer – Advanced AI Engineering
SALARY:£84,624- £128,580, depending on location and experience
LOCATION:London, Bristol, Edinburgh,LeedsorManchester
WORKING PATTERN:Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our office location.
About this Opportunity
The new Advanced AI Engineering team is seeking Principal Engineers to join. The purpose of the team is to evaluate emerging AI technology and methods, build MVPs, and hand over proven solutions for engineering at scale. A key priority of theteamis enabling the Group to createindustry‑leadingAI-powered products and services that drive customer engagement and service excellence!
Join the Data & AI Unit within the Chief Technology Office (CTO), where the Group’s Data and AI technology strategy is created and supervised. Act as the Group’s primary lead for Data and AI development. Promote, cultivate, and support new products, capabilities, and approaches inspired by applied research and product discovery!
These technical leadership roles sit at the forefront of Agentic AI, combining complex engineering leadership with your curiosity, problem-solving, and GenAI expertise.
Day to day responsibilities include:
1. Partner withbusinessplatformteamstoidentifyto priority problems and adoption bottlenecks, with a particular focus onmarket-leading,customer-facing agentic AI solutionsthat canoperatein a regulated FSI environment.
2. Identifyand evaluate high-potential emerging AI methods and technologiesusing applied research and prototyping
3. Lead theengineeringofoperational MVPsforcritical AI business challenges,using your own hands-onexpertiseas well coaching/guiding others
4. Act as a domain expert in GenAI and Agentic AI technology and trusted advisor to engineering teams and business and technology leaders
5. Demonstrate and communicate the art of the possible and have a contribute to the development ofbusiness and technology strategy
Why Lloyds Banking Group
If you think all banks are the same,you’dbe wrong.We’rean innovative, fast-changing businessthat’sshaping finance as a force for good. A bankthat’sempowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.
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Whatyou’llneed
6. Proven experienceas an engineering lead,deliveringproduction‑gradesolutions in complex environments, with accountability for outcomes
7. Proficientinat least two programming languageswithexperience ofapplyingthem effectively to solve complex problems
8. Strong applied AI/ML and GenAI experience,applying establishedpatterns(RAG, tool use, guardrails, evaluation, agents)to real-world problems, withthe ability to evaluate tools,approachesand trade-offs
9. Experiencebuilding and operating AI solutions in a regulated environment, includingmanagingreliability, security, safety and explainabilityrisks
10. Strong critical thinking and judgement: able to translate ambiguous problem spaces into clear technical direction,MVPsandscale‑outsolutions, making soundtrade‑offsin partnership with delivery teams
11. Ability to influence and mentor engineers through technical leadership, coaching and constructive feedback, and to engage senior stakeholders on technical direction and decisions
Desirable:
12. Experience delivering technology solutions in regulated industries (financial services preferred)
13. Experience of research, either in industry or as part of an advanced degree or equivalent experience
14. Experience developing technology solutions for customer-facing platforms at scale (digitalapps, contact centre/voice, colleague tooling)
15. Experience setting or evolving engineering standards, referencearchitecturesor reusable patterns in large organisations
16. Experience of partnering with Enterprise Architecture functions
About working for us
Our focus is to ensurewe'reinclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background,identityor culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
Andit’swhy we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.We’redisability confident.Soifyou’dlike reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
17. A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
18. An annual performance-related bonus
19. Share schemes including free shares
20. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
21. 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
22. A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive?Apply today and find out more.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.