Lead Engineer – AI Productivity Lab

Lloyds Bank plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Lifestyle benefits

30 days holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking Lead Engineers to join the AI Productivity Lab, focusing on accelerating employee productivity and business automation with agentic coworking technologies. This hands-on role builds domain-specific agents and tools in collaboration with Principal Engineers and the Lab Head.

The team operates within the Data & AI Unit of the Chief Technology Office, emphasizing secure, scalable, and usable AI solutions to transform processes across the Group.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying technology in complex environments and supporting production operations.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI and Agentic AI technologies to solve real-world problems.
• Familiarity with agentic coding and coworking tools and ability to learn new tools quickly.
• Knowledge of AI risk considerations in regulated environments, including reliability, security, safety and explainability.
• Ability to collaborate in high-performing teams and contribute to reusable assets.

Responsibilities

• Build domain-specific agents and tools in a hands-on engineering role.
• Prototype, iterate and embed solutions into real business processes.
• Contribute to reusable knowledge assets and secure, enterprise-grade solutions.
• Collaborate with business teams to embed agentic working into day-to-day operations.

Skills

GenAI

Agentic AI

Operational risk

Team collaboration

Code tooling

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

End Date Monday 07 September 2026 Salary Range £69,624 - £104,436 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

We are looking for Lead Engineers to join our new AI Productivity Lab. The purpose of the Lab is to accelerate internal AI-driven employee productivity and process automation using the latest agentic co-working technologies.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer – AI Productivity

LOCATION: Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester

SALARY: £69,624 - £87,030

HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours

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. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What you’ll be doing…

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.

Why Join us?

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone.

What we’re looking for?

• 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

This is a placefor you…

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.

This is a place for you… We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

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

Ready for a career where you’ll learn and thrive?

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. With 320 years under our belt, we’re used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers. Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.

Should you wish to contact us for any reason, please email us at: [e-mail] For more Flexible Working Options please use the free text search, e.g. job sharing, variable hours, to identify relevant matches.