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Lead Engineer – AI Productivity Lab

  • Salary range
    £69,624 - £87,030
  • Location
    Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds
  • End date
    Thursday 04 June 2026
  • Job type
    Permanent

Posted date

Posted 3 days ago

Job ID

156909

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Agile Working Options

Job Share; Hybrid Working

Job description

JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer – AI Productivity

LOCATION: Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester

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 

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? Apply today and find out more.
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