Senior Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Who you are

• 5+ years' experience delivering software solutions across the full development lifecycle, including taking machine learning or AI solutions from experimentation through to live production environments
• Advanced software engineering expertise, including software design patterns, programming concepts, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and production deployments
• Strong Python development experience in a commercial machine learning environment, including libraries such as Pandas, Scikit-Learn and XGBoost
• Experience working with cloud-based machine learning and data platforms, including technologies such as Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Run or equivalent cloud services
• Practical experience implementing MLOps tooling and frameworks such as Kubeflow Pipelines, dbt or similar solutions, including monitoring and operationalising large-scale models
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, API authentication and distributed systems within enterprise environments
• Exposure to Generative AI and Agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain, ADK or similar technologies
• Experience configuring and optimising Large Language Models (LLMs), balancing performance, risk and cost considerations
• Experience partnering with architecture, platform, governance and risk teams to successfully deploy solutions into production
• Knowledge of retail banking, lending products or regulated financial services environments
• 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

What the job involves

• As a Senior Lending Machine Learning & AI Engineer, you'll join a growing team delivering machine learning, generative AI and agentic AI solutions across Lloyds Banking Group's Consumer business
• Working closely with data scientists, engineers and business stakeholders, you'll help take innovative ideas from experimentation through to live production, creating solutions that deliver value for customers and the business
• You'll develop and maintain ML and AI applications in Python, designing and integrating solutions with cloud platforms, APIs, CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools
• You'll play a key role in influencing technical decisions, advocating for engineering best practice and shaping the standards, architecture and culture of the team
• This is a highly collaborative role where you'll work across platform, architecture, governance and business teams to deliver secure, scalable and well-governed solutions
• You'll also have the opportunity to contribute to incident management, continuous improvement and the future direction of AI engineering within the Group

The application process

• End Date: Monday 24 August 2026

Benefits

• Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
• A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
• A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
• Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
• Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
• Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
• Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
• Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
• Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our 'Your Tomorrow' scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.