Principal AI Productivity Lab Engineer – Hybrid

Lloyds Banking Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

30 days holiday

Wellbeing & parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Principal Engineer to join the AI Productivity Lab in a hybrid role spanning Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester. You will provide hands-on technical leadership for agentic coworking solutions and for building scalable knowledge assets.

Working with the Head of the Lab, you will drive experimental AI-driven productivity initiatives, embed agents into team processes, SOPs and tooling, and measure benefits across business areas.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technology solutions in complex production environments with ownership of outcomes.
• Extensive knowledge of solutions architecture, software engineering and business process automation.
• Hands-on experience with agentic coding or coworking tools and ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of operational processes and risk management in financial services.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and translate productivity opportunities into clear technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering of coworking solutions (agents, tools and automations) for priority business areas, from prototype to MVP.
• Design and build reusable capabilities for the Lab's platform and repository with a clear adoption path.
• Evaluate options using hands‑on agentic coding and open‑source ecosystems to accelerate delivery.
• Partner with business stakeholders to shape use cases, embed solutions into SOPs and measure outcomes.
• Coach engineers through technical leadership, code reviews, and engagement with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Tech leadership

Solutions architecture

Agentic coding

Knowledge management

Stakeholder influence

AI productivity

Education

MSc/PhD in CS/AI

Tools

Claude Code

Cowork

OpenClaw

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Principal Engineer to join the AI Productivity Lab in a hybrid role spanning Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester. You will provide hands-on technical leadership for agentic coworking solutions and for building scalable knowledge assets.

Working with the Head of the Lab, you will drive experimental AI-driven productivity initiatives, embed agents into team processes, SOPs and tooling, and measure benefits across business areas.