Engineering Lead

JOB TITLE: Engineering Lead

LOCATION(S): Bristol

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at one of our office locations noted above

About this opportunity

Our Data Platforms enable the bank to gain value from data by providing safe and efficient group-wide data capabilities and services. The Analytics and AI Services platform aims to unlock data and AI and enable customers & Colleagues to prosper, we envision a future where AI agents can act safely and effectively, providing scalable and secure solutions!

This is a senior engineering role within the Transactional Classification Services Lab where our mission is to deliver world-class transaction data enrichment capabilities that drive commercial value. We’re building one of the UK’s most comprehensive transaction datasets, transforming financial insights and enabling market intelligence for Lloyds Banking Group and our customers.

The purpose of the role is to work with the Lab Product Owner to provide efficient leadership and management of the teams in their Labs. Specifically, this requires setting the vision, mobilisation required to deliver it and ensuring effective delivery execution.

It's a critical role to us, as you will drive the evolution of data analytics solutions and AI capabilities, by developing and delivering solutions that are aligned with our group technical strategy and help achieve our lab’s goals and priorities.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing strategic technology leadership, guiding cross functional teams through agile delivery and fostering a culture of high collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Leading the planning and execution of software development initiatives across complex, and large-scale projects.

• Defining and driving the solution architecture strategy, with a strong focus on leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP)to enhance scalability, performance and innovation.

• Owning the technical direction and delivery quality across all phases of the software development lifecycle.

• Inspiring and mentoring engineering teams, promoting a culture of innovation, technical excellence and professional growth.

• Managing financial budgets, ensuring alignment between engineering investments and strategic business outcomes.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data, and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

What you’ll need

• Cloud Platform experience: Deep understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in Python, familiarity with other languages like Java, Go or SQL is a plus.

• Team Leadership: Ability to lead and develop high-performing engineering teams and coach and mentor engineers across all levels.

• Project Delivery: Track record of managing large, complex development projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.

• Budget Management: Experience in managing engineering budgets, resource allocation and cost optimisation.

• Strategic thinking: Ability to align technical initiatives with broader business goals.

Any experience of these would be useful

• Exposure to Machine Learning or AI.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

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 provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

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

• 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.

• Generous holiday allowance, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.