Lead AI/ML Architect for Decision Automation

King; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

King is seeking a Principal AI/ML Engineer for the Decision Automation team working on Candy Crush Saga. You will help build scalable, production-grade AI/ML decisioning foundations that enable faster experimentation and safer adaptation at scale.

You will influence technical direction while remaining hands-on with code and prototyping to deliver cross-functional solutions. The role emphasizes leading architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and ensuring reliability, observability, and

Qualifications

• Deep AI/ML expertise with production-grade systems.
• Technical leadership with cross-team architectural direction.
• Strong communication and collaboration across product, analytics, and platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Influence technical direction for AI/ML and decisioning across Candy Crush Saga.
• Stay hands-on with production coding, prototyping, and critical-path implementation.
• Set high standards for production AI/ML engineering including observability and reliability.
• Mentor senior engineers and raise technical judgment and design quality.
• Lead shared AI/ML and automated decisioning architecture used across multiple components.

Job description

King is seeking a Principal AI/ML Engineer for the Decision Automation team working on Candy Crush Saga. You will help build scalable, production-grade AI/ML decisioning foundations that enable faster experimentation and safer adaptation at scale.

You will influence technical direction while remaining hands-on with code and prototyping to deliver cross-functional solutions. The role emphasizes leading architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and ensuring reliability, observability, and