Principal Software Engineer (Agentic & Automation)

End Date

Sunday 07 December 2025

Salary Range

£90,440 - £164,920

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Are you ready to help shape the future of intelligent automation in one of the UK’s largest organisations? We’re looking for a senior technical leader to join our Intelligent Process Automation team, where we’re scaling agentic AI capabilities across the Group.
This is a fast-moving, innovative space – and we’re building the processes as we go. You’ll operate at the intersection of AI agents and enterprise tooling, driving strategy and delivery to ensure automation is resilient, scalable and impactful. If you thrive on ambiguity, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to lead transformative change, this could be the role for you!

Job Description

What makes this opportunity outstanding

Lloyds Banking Group leads the financial industry by integrating automation and AI into its operations. The Principal Software Engineer (Agentic & Automation) role offers the chance to drive world-class innovation and transformation. This position plays a key role in crafting the future of automation strategies and AI adoption, ensuring the organization maintains a competitive edge.

What you’ll be doing

• Drive the technical implementation for automation and Agentic orchestration, aligning with Group priorities and influencing senior collaborators.
• Lead and encourage a team of engineers, setting clear objectives, encouraging a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of complex automation solutions, ensuring governance, scalability, and security.
• Build the roadmap for agentic AI adoption, finding opportunities for enterprise-wide impact.
• Represent the function at senior leadership forums, influencing decisions and advocating for modernisation.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards and guidelines across the automation community.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on automation strategy, risk management, and new technologies.
• Mentor and coach technical specialists, building capability and succession within the team.
• Champion multi-functional collaboration, ensuring alignment between technology, operations, and business units.

Essential skills and experience

• Proven experience in technical leadership roles, with accountability for strategy and delivery in complex environments.
• Strong software engineering background, with expertise in Python and cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
• Strong knowledge of contemporary engineering methods throughout the Software Development Lifecycle that deliver applications quickly while maintaining efficiency, quality, and security.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior collaborators and communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading high-performing teams, including mentoring and developing talent.
• Deep understanding of automation frameworks, AI orchestration, and enterprise architecture principles.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, balancing strategic priorities with operational delivery.

About working for us

We’re committed to building an inclusive organisation that reflects modern society. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and offer support through reasonable adjustments if needed.

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
• 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

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.