Senior Sports AI Scientist & ML Systems Architect

Q1 Technologies, Inc.; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Q1 Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior AI/ML Lead to architect and deliver live sports AI solutions, blending Computer Vision, ML, Generative AI, and data science to generate metadata and detect key events in streams.

You will design experiments, own production ML pipelines with robust MLOps, and ensure low-latency cloud deployments for peak traffic. You will guide a team of data scientists, translate domain sports knowledge into actionable models, and champion responsible AI, transparency,

Qualifications

• Proven lead-level experience delivering sports insights or data-driven ML systems.
• Hands-on with event data, tracking data, or other high-volume sports datasets.
• Strong leadership and mentoring in a fast-changing environment.
• Experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch / TensorFlow) and production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of AI solutions for sports metadata and event detection.
• Design experiments, run A/B testing, and build dashboards for metrics.
• Implement low-latency cloud AI systems for live content and data streams.
• Ensure responsible AI practices and transparent data usage.

Skills

Sports data engineering

Lead-level engineering

Mentoring

End-to-end delivery

Responsible and ethical AI

Multi-modal data

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Q1 Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior AI/ML Lead to architect and deliver live sports AI solutions, blending Computer Vision, ML, Generative AI, and data science to generate metadata and detect key events in streams.

You will design experiments, own production ML pipelines with robust MLOps, and ensure low-latency cloud deployments for peak traffic. You will guide a team of data scientists, translate domain sports knowledge into actionable models, and champion responsible AI, transparency,