Lead Engineer – Advanced AI Engineering
Salary: £69,624 – £105,000 (depending on location and experience). Locations: Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, or Manchester. Working pattern: Hybrid, at least two days per week (40%) at the office.
About this Opportunity
We are looking for Lead Engineers to join our Advanced AI Engineering team. You will combine applied research and solution development to create effective solutions to critical AI business challenges, building operational MVPs that our engineering teams can scale across the Group’s business areas. You will work within the Data & AI Unit of the Chief Technology Office (CTO), defining and leading the Group’s Data and AI technology strategy, serving as the design authority for Data and AI, and driving new AI‑driven products and capabilities through applied research and product discovery. These are hands‑on roles at the forefront of Agentic AI adoption, requiring curiosity, problem‑solving, production‑level technology experience, and GenAI knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Support ideation activities, working with team members and business stakeholders to explore the art of the possible and identify areas of challenge and opportunity.
- Evaluate AI methods and technologies, conducting experiments and building proof‑of‑concepts.
- Develop operational MVPs and support their delivery to business platforms and engineering teams.
Core Requirements
- Proven experience engineering technology solutions in complex environments and supporting production operations.
- Applied AI/ML and GenAI experience with knowledge of established patterns (RAG, tool use, guardrails, evaluation, agents) and an ability to evaluate tools and approaches.
- Experience working in teams employing agile practices and using modern SDLC tooling.
- A solid understanding of requirements for managing operational and AI risk in a regulated environment, including reliability, security, safety and explainability.
- Ability to collaborate as part of a high‑performing engineering team – mentoring and supporting others, and engaging stakeholders on technical direction.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience delivering technology solutions in regulated industries (financial services preferred).
- Experience of research, either in industry or as part of an advanced degree.
- Experience developing technology solutions for customer‑facing platforms at scale (digital apps, contact centre/voice, colleague tooling).
- Experience partnering with Enterprise Architecture functions.
Benefits
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
- An annual performance‑related bonus.
- 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.
Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities and cultures. We’re disability confident and can provide reasonable adjustments to our recruitment processes if needed.
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