Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Principal Machine Learning Engineer – Sports AI & Personalisation

West London (Hybrid)

Freelance Contract - 6 Months (Expected Extensions)

Rates - Negotiable

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What if AI could completely change how millions of fans experience live sport? We're currently partnering with a major consumer technology and media business that’s investing heavily in AI-driven sports experiences.

They’re building next-generation platforms that use machine learning, computer vision, and generative AI to transform how millions of fans engage with live sport; from real-time insights and predictive analytics to highly personalised viewing experiences.

They’re now looking for a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to play a key role in shaping the architecture, strategy, and delivery of large-scale production ML systems powering live sports environments.

This is a genuinely high-impact opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex real-time engineering challenges while influencing technical direction across AI, data, and platform teams.

Key areas of focus include:

• Real-time sports insights & personalisation
• Computer vision & multimodal AI
• Live event detection & metadata generation
• Low-latency ML inference systems
• End-to-end MLOps & production ML
• Scalable cloud-native AI platforms

What they’re looking for:

• Strong experience leading ML engineering initiatives in sports, media, streaming, or real-time data environments
• Deep understanding of sports data and analytics
• Advanced Python skills with frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Proven experience in productionising ML systems at scale
• Strong knowledge of streaming architectures and low-latency systems
• Technical leadership and mentoring experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders

The environment is fast-moving, highly collaborative, and focused on building genuinely innovative consumer-facing AI products. xwzovoh

If you’d be interested in learning more, feel free to message me directly.