Becoming a Distinguished Engineer
From No Ordinary Tech Podcast by Lloyds Banking Group
October 29, 2025 · 26 min · Season 8 · Episode 1
About this episode
This episode explores the role of a distinguished engineer and its growing importance in technology, featuring insights from industry leaders.
The title of distinguished engineer originated in large tech organisations – most notably IBM – 30 years ago. But why is the role gaining more attention now and what does it actually mean to be one? In this episode, recorded live at Leeds Digital Festival, Martin Borrett, Distinguished Engineer at IBM, and Leena Sharma, a technology leader at Lloyds Banking Group join our host Dr Shini Somara to explore how deep technical expertise, leadership and communication skills are shaping the future o...
People in this episode
Host: Dr Shini Somara
Guests: Martin Borrett, Leena Sharma
Topics covered
- Distinguished Engineer
- technical expertise
- leadership
- communication skills
- technology roles
- Leeds Digital Festival
Keywords
- distinguished engineer
- IBM
- Lloyds Banking Group
- technical expertise
- leadership
- communication skills
- Leeds Digital Festival
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: IBM, Lloyds Banking Group
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