Lead Engineer - AI Productivity Lab

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

30 days holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking Lead Engineers for a new AI Productivity Lab in Manchester. You will build domain-specific agents and tools, embedding solutions into real business processes and collaborating with senior engineers to prototype and scale AI-driven capabilities.

The role emphasizes delivering secure, enterprise-grade solutions while contributing reusable assets and learning from cross-functional teams to drive adoption across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions in complex environments.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI and Agentic AI technologies.
• Ability to learn new tools quickly and work with modern agentic coworking tech.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain AI-driven solutions in production settings.
• Develop reusable assets and knowledge bases for the team.
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers and Lab Head to prototype rapidly.
• Address reliability, security and explainability in regulated environments.

Skills

GenAI deployment

Agentic AI

Team collaboration

Communication

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

We're seeking Lead Engineers to join a new AI Productivity Lab focused on accelerating employee productivity and business process automation through cutting-edge agentic co-working technologies. This is a hands-on engineering role building domain-specific agents and tools, working alongside Principal Engineers and the Head of the Lab to rapidly prototype, iterate and embed solutions into real business processes. The role involves contributing to reusable knowledge assets, integrating secure, enterprise-grade solutions, and supporting adoption by collaborating with business teams to embed agentic working into day-to-day operations. Operating within the Data & AI Unit of the Chief Technology Office, the Lab plays a central role in shaping and scaling AI-driven capabilities, combining modern agentic engineering practices with strong discipline around quality, security and usability.

• Demonstrable experience deploying technology solutions in complex environments and supporting production operations
• Hands-on experience using GenAI and Agentic AI technology to solve real-world problems
• Familiarity with agentic coding and/or coworking tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) and an ability to learn new tools quickly
• Working knowledge of operational and AI risk considerations in regulated environments, including reliability, security, safety and explainability
• Ability to collaborate in high-performing teams, communicate clearly and contribute to shared reusable assets

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

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.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes…

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies