Forward Deployed AI Engineer (m/f/d)

Sportradar · Wien, Wien · onsite We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. As Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you work like an internal consultant: you are placed in a department or business unit, talk with the people there, find the real problems, cut through complexity, simplify how work is done, and then build and ship LLM and agent-based solutions. Responsibilities: Talk with colleagues in your department to understand workflows, pain points and data. Identify problems worth solving and break unclear or cluttered situations into clear, manageable steps. Streamline and simplify processes, and propose where an AI solution makes sense and where it does not. Work with several stakeholders and competing priorities, and keep your work moving pragmatically. Build, test and deploy LLM-powered applications and agents, from prototype to production. Implement retrieval (RAG), tool integrations, prompts and context handling. Build and run evaluations (test sets, automated checks, quality dashboards) and use the results to improve solutions. Build and maintain data pipelines that feed these systems. Plan your own work, give regular updates and document solutions. Requirements: Around 2+ years of software engineering or applied ML experience, or equivalent project experience. Clear communication with non-technical colleagues; able to explain technical topics simply. Self-motivation and the ability to work independently with little supervision. Pragmatic approach to organisational complexity and competing priorities. Structured approach to finding problems and simplifying complexity. Solid Python and software engineering fundamentals (testing, version control, APIs). Hands-on experience with LLM APIs and a project using RAG or agents, including some evaluation. Familiarity with SQL or data pipelines and with a cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP). Nice to have: Consulting, internship or stakeholder-facing project experience. Working model: Based in Vienna. Some travel between Sportradar offices may be required. Our Offer: A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia and the US) including various social events and teambuilding. Ability to shape your own workday and career via a clearly defined professional and personal development plan. Opportunity to develop yourself within an inspiring and fast-growing company with our Career framework possibilities. Vibrant and inclusive community, including Women in Tech and Pride groups which welcome all participants. Global Employee Assistance Programme. Calm and Reulay app (managing stress, maintaining focus, improving sleep, building resilience). Online training videos. Flexible working hours.