AI Engineer

AI Engineer at Lloyds Banking Group

Closing date
:
Sunday 04 January 2026

Salary
: £47,790 - £53,100

Work hours
:
Full time

Working pattern
:
Hybrid – at least two days per week in Bristol office.

Seniority level
:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type
:
Full‑time

Job function
:
Engineering and Information Technology

At Lloyds Banking Group we’re transforming how data and AI power brilliant customer and colleague experiences. Within the new Client Experience & Data Platform, you will help shape patterns and tooling that make AI practical at scale, accelerating how models move from prototype to secure, reliable production. You’ll apply modern MLOps, strengthen controls and make reuse the default so great ideas land faster and safer.

You’ll join a collaborative team that partners with engineering, data science, and product to integrate AI/ML solutions into strategic infrastructure and existing systems. You’ll influence standards, improve processes and share knowledge across the community so others can build on firm foundations. If you enjoy turning research into robust delivery and scaling AI that’s usable, governed and trusted, you’ll feel right at home.

• Design reusable patterns, templates and tooling to deploy AI/ML models into production with guidance.
• Scale solutions across strategic infrastructure and integrate them into existing systems within the Client Experience & Data Platform.
• Conduct research using primary data sources to surface trends and inform design decisions.
• Enable colleagues to use data management systems effectively and champion best practice.
• Identify shortcomings in processes, systems and controls and deliver improvements with established change frameworks.
• Strengthen compliance by reviewing non‑compliance in IT security processes and supporting remediation within agreed risk frameworks.

• Proven experience deploying AI/ML models into production using modern MLOps practices.
• Hands‑on experience scaling AI/ML on cloud or strategic platforms, plus integration with existing enterprise systems.
• Strong data skills, including working knowledge of data management systems and pipelines.
• Practical experience with version control, CI/CD and containerisation to automate build and release.
• Sound grasp of security, risk and governance for AI solutions with an ability to apply controls pragmatically.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to document patterns, coach colleagues and support knowledge sharing.

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15 %.
• Annual performance‑related bonus.
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

Our ambition is to be the top tier UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities and provide a Disability Confident scheme to guarantee fair interviews for qualified applicants. We also require your data to be kept safe, only requesting confidential information after invitation to interview or verbal offer.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose: to help Britain prosper. Join us to shape the financial services of the future, whilst enjoying many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.