AI Engineering Lead

Aldermore Group – why we exist

Let us tell you a bit about us

We’re Aldermore – the award-winning bank, trusted and highly rated by over a quarter of a million customers for more than a decade. With our range of specialist mortgages, savings accounts and business finance solutions, we're backing more people to go for it.

We thrive by saying “yes” to our customers. We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their startups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance every week to buy their next car, van or motorbike.

This is where you come in. We are on a journey. A journey defined by a destination; to deliver on our purpose.

Let us tell you a bit about the opportunity

AI is becoming an increasingly important part of how Aldermore delivers better outcomes for customers, colleagues and the business. As we continue to invest in technology and modernise the way we work, we're building the foundations needed to scale AI safely, effectively and responsibly across the Group. This is an opportunity to play a key role in that journey.

As AI Engineering Lead, you'll help shape the future direction of AI at Aldermore, combining technical leadership with practical delivery. Working across Technology, Data, Architecture, Risk and the wider business, you'll help identify where AI can create the greatest value and turn opportunities into solutions that make a real difference.

Success will come from making smart decisions about what is built and how to get the best from enterprise platforms and strategic partners. You'll help establish the engineering standards, frameworks and practices that enable AI solutions to be deployed securely, responsibly and at scale. For someone who enjoys shaping strategy, solving complex problems and building capability in a growing organisation, this is an opportunity to have a genuine impact on how AI evolves at Aldermore over the coming years.

What will your day look like?

• Leading the design and delivery of AI solutions from concept through to production.
• Shaping the technical direction, standards and best practice for AI engineering across the Group.
• Working with architecture, data, technology and business teams to identify and prioritise AI opportunities.
• Defining the right build, buy and partner approach for AI solutions and services.
• Ensuring AI solutions are secure, scalable, compliant and aligned to Responsible AI principles.
• Providing technical leadership across cloud-based AI platforms, services and integrations.
• Working with strategic partners and suppliers to maximise value from AI investments.
• Supporting the growth of AI capability and adoption across Aldermore.

What do we expect from you?

• Strong hands-on software engineering experience, with excellent Python and SQL skills.
• Proven experience building and deploying AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions in production environments.
• Strong experience working with Microsoft Azure, including services such as Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Services, Azure Machine Learning and Azure Data Platform technologies.
• Experience designing scalable cloud-native solutions and integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of LLMs, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), prompt engineering, vector databases and modern AI frameworks.
• Experience working with APIs, data pipelines, MLOps practices and modern software engineering disciplines.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business challenges into practical AI solutions.
• Experience operating within regulated or complex environments, balancing innovation, governance and delivery.

What can you expect from us?

• A hybrid working policy, 2 days per week onsite in one of our offices
• A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers.
• A growing organisation that means there’s lots of opportunities to progress
• A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
• And of course, you will be rewarded competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential.

Still curious?

Join us and we’ll make the same promises to you as a colleague, as we do to each of our customers. We’re committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. We welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.