Data and AI Engineer

The minimum requirements for this role are:

• Experience in delivering either production ready AI application or Research and development of Gen AI and/or ML
• Proven knowledge of ML & AI and hands-on experience of building applications with large foundation models
• Solid understanding of fundamentals of statistics, optimisation and ML theory. as well as familiarity with popular deep learning architectures (transformers, autoencoders, VAE, etc.)
• A strong track record of developing high quality, production code in Python
• Experience in artificial intelligence (XAI) for ML models and metrics for assessing fairness, transparency, and interpretability in the complex AI models.
• Expert understanding of prompt engineering approaches, query retrieval strategies, and other relevant AI application components
• An understanding of cloud technical environments such as Azure or AWS
• Proven problem-solving skills and innovative thinking in complex scenarios

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• 25 days holiday, pro rata

• Private medical insurance

• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement

• Access to an annual performance-related bonus

• Training and development to help you progress your career

• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme

• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death

• Wellhub - access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness

• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

You will be developing highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, time series predictive methods and deep learning models whilst collaborating with software engineers and data engineers to deploy machine learning models and Generative AI applications into production environments using ML workflows.

You will also be responsible for creating and delivering reusable technical assets that help to accelerate the adoption and interaction with customers directly. This will allow them to understand the problem, aid them in the implementation of AI solutions and deliver briefings to customers in order to guide them on adoption patterns and paths for AI.

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers' shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think - we're honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand

• Push for better - We don't settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we're owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don't see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you're one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community, we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.