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Machine Learning & AI Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group
Leeds
4 days ago
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JOB TITLE: Machine Learning & AI Engineer 

SALARY: £90,440-£117,040

LOCATION(S): Leeds

HOURS: Full-time - 35 hours per week

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.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

We’re looking for a strategic and technically minded Machine Learning & AI Engineer to join our Homes Platform AI Team.

As a Lead Machine Learning & AI Engineer, you will use your knowledge of key software development best practices, Python testing frameworks, CI/CD, and source control to develop end-to-end machine learning systems in Python. You will productionize machine learning pipelines that implement data science solutions to the bank’s data problems, ensuring they are scalable and efficient.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Day to day, you will:

Leading the team to help design and implement machine learning models and algorithms.

Develop and maintain scalable ML pipelines and infrastructure.

Collaborate with data scientists to understand model requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

Optimize models for performance and accuracy.

Deploy and monitor ML models in production environments.

Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to ML systems.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Passion for Machine Learning & AI, adopting the mindset of a curious engineer

A senior technical lead, who takes ownership of deliveries within a Feature Team and is willing to help grow and guide engineers to form successful teams.

Ability to understand complex business requirements and create business ready solutions

Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, particularly the ability to convey business information arising from technical subject matter to non-technical people.

A change mindset, helping to improve and support policies, processes, standards and practices.

And any experience of these would be really useful 

Insights into industry solutions for data management, storage, and analytics

Experience of working within regulatory change would be advantageous, including Credit Risk, capital and impairment processes

Experience of line management.

ABOUT WORKING FOR US

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

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. 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. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know

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

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

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