Lead AI & Machine Learning Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group

Leeds

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension contribution

Performance-related bonus

Share schemes

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30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

A leading banking group in the UK is seeking a Lead AI & Machine Learning Engineer to design and implement advanced AI solutions. You will be responsible for optimizing machine learning models and ensuring their smooth operation in production environments. This role requires collaboration with various teams to drive innovation and adopt cutting-edge technologies while mentoring junior staff. You will enjoy attractive benefits, including a generous pension and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

Experience building and optimizing machine learning models.
Familiarity with AI technologies and frameworks.
Ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver AI and ML solutions.
Build and optimize models using machine learning techniques.
Deploy AI and ML models into production environments.
Lead code reviews and mentor colleagues.

Skills

Machine learning

Deep learning

Python

Model evaluation

CI/CD

Software development best practices

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JOB TITLE: Lead AI & Machine Learning Engineer

HOURS: Full-time - 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About This Opportunity

We're looking for a strategic and technically skilled Lead AI & Machine Learning Engineer to join our Homes Platform AI Team.

In this role, you'll design and deliver end-to-end AI and ML solutions, combining advanced modelling techniques with robust engineering practices. You'll work on productionising AI and ML pipelines that solve complex data challenges, ensuring they are scalable, efficient, and secure.

Responsibilities

Build and optimise models using machine learning and deep learning techniques.
Experiment with architectures, hyperparameter tuning, and feature engineering to maximise performance.
Evaluate models using appropriate metrics and validation strategies.
Deploy AI and ML models into production environments with reliability and resilience.
Implement monitoring and retraining strategies to maintain model accuracy over time.
Apply software development best practices, including Python testing frameworks, CI/CD, and source control.
Use design patterns and automation to streamline the end-to-end development lifecycle.
Lead code reviews and mentor colleagues to ensure quality and consistency.

Innovation & Leadership

Drive adoption of cutting-edge AI technologies and frameworks.
Collaborate with teams to identify opportunities for AI-driven automation and optimisation.
This is an opportunity to shape the future of AI within our platform-delivering intelligent, data-driven solutions that make a real impact.

About Working for Us

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive 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, identity or 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. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

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