Senior AI Engineer

Ballys Intralot is a newly formed company established through the combination of Intralot and Ballys International Interactive positioning the group as a top iGaming operator and a leading global provider of lottery solutions.

Ballys Intralot is uniquely positioned across digital online gaming markets lottery iLottery and sports betting. Operating at the intersection of technology regulation and entertainment. We are optimally positioned to capitalise on strong global growth trends driven by digital adoption and regulatory expansion across lottery and iGaming markets.

Well what about the team

Youll be part of the team responsible for bringing AI innovation into the hands of millions of players. Working alongside AI researchers and experienced engineers youll transform proven concepts into high-quality production-ready features that power personalised player experiences.

From recommendation systems and intelligent search to AI agents and dynamic content discovery youll build and scale the technology that sits behind our products. This is a senior hands on role with genuine ownership youll influence how solutions are designed built and delivered while working in a collaborative team thats passionate about solving complex engineering challenges with AI.

So what will you be doing

• Take prototypes and validated concepts from R&D and turn them into production systems: hardened tested observable and maintainable.

• Build and operate real-time personalisation recommendation search and ranking systems against live traffic and within real latency budgets.

• Hold a high engineering bar on AWS and TypeScript: clean CI/CD infrastructure as code observability and testing.

• Work closely with R&D engineers product managers data analysts and Staff Engineers bridging fast experimental work and production discipline.

And what will you need

• Significant commercial software engineering experience (typically 5 years) with strong expertise in TypeScript and working knowledge of Python.

• Proven experience delivering AI machine learning or data-driven features into production such as recommendation engines search ranking systems or LLM-powered applications.

• Hands-on experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS with a solid understanding of CI/CD infrastructure as code and production monitoring.

• Experience developing and supporting high-performance real-time systems with a focus on scalability reliability and low latency.

• Experience measuring and evaluating AI model performance using data and experimentation to drive continuous improvement.

Skills & Behaviours:

• A hands-on engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and delivering high-quality production-ready solutions.

• Strong understanding of modern software engineering best practices with a focus on clean maintainable and well-tested code.

• Comfortable working in a collaborative cross-functional environment alongside engineers product teams and AI researchers.

• Excellent communication skills able to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proactive curious and continuously looking for opportunities to improve products processes and the way AI solutions are delivered.

What benefits will you get

• 25 days annual leave plus the bank holiday allowance.

• Health insurance.

• Volunteering days.

• Home office allowance.

• Wellness or Gym allowance.

• Flexi-block policy allowing you to work abroad for up to four weeks a year.

DNA / Values:

At Ballys Intralot we are driven by a set of core values that we like to call our DNA. We strive to embody our DNA and keep them at the heart of everything we do!

WeWin as One we succeed together - across every location and every function. We collaborate openly raise each other up and share the wins. WerePowered by Curiosity we ask questions challenge assumptions and make space to learn and innovate. We haveFun with Purpose we bring creativity energy and joy to how we work and what we deliver because when people enjoy what they do the work is better for everyone. Our teamsEmbracethe Possibility when opportunity appears we act. When the unexpected hits we adapt. We dont wait for change - we move towards it. At Ballys Intralot weGuardthe Game we protect what matters most fair play for our players integrity for our partners and accountability in everything we do.

Equal Opportunities

At Ballys Intralot we are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and working conditions. Diversity Equity and Inclusion are important to us and we encourage a culture where everyone can be themselves at work. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success this is our superpower.
We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race colour nationality ethnic or national origin age sex or sexual orientation gender reassignment religion or belief marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity political opinion or disability.

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