Senior or Lead AI Engineer - Hybrid, London - £75-95k+ bens - Sports Data & AI Innovation
An industry-leading sports intelligence organisation is building a pioneering AI function and is looking for a Senior or Lead AI Engineer to become a cornerstone of their new AI Engineering team. This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and the world of elite sport, shaping how advanced models, intelligent agents, and multimodal systems influence decision-making and performance across the sector.
You'll lead hands-on research and development, architecting sophisticated prototypes that push beyond hype to uncover true competitive advantage. Working with modern AI tooling-LLMs, agentic frameworks, automation platforms, LangChain, LlamaIndex, PyTorch, TensorFlow. You'll build and test next-generation systems, drive the evolution of internal AI infrastructure, and guide the adoption of scalable cloud-based solutions across AWS, GCP or Azure. You'll collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to turn experiments into production-ready features, acting as an internal evangelist and trusted expert who can translate complex ideas for both technical and non-technical audiences. Curiosity, intelligence, and persistence are essential, alongside a genuine passion for sport and the ability to empathise with the fans who power the industry.
This role offers a high level of autonomy, the f...