AI Engineering Lead

Leads a unit of 2–3 AI developers within Flutter Functions' AI & Automation team, with responsibility for the technical vision and execution of Flutter's enterprise AI assistant and agent platforms. It uses internal data to enhance productivity and decision-making across global sports betting and gaming operations. This is a hands-on technical leadership position combining AI engineering, architecture, people leadership and cross-functional teamwork.

• Set technical direction for enterprise AI assistant and agent platforms, making architectural decisions across LLM inference, agentic frameworks, context engineering, guardrails and system design.
• Own the selection, deployment and optimisation of LLM inference systems including AWS Bedrock and LiteLLM, focusing on model routing, cost, latency and operational excellence.
• Design production-grade context pipelines, RAG systems and prompt architectures, establishing patterns, standards and evaluation practices for the team.
• Guide architectural decisions around token economics, context limits, latency budgets and capability-to-cost trade-offs.
• Establish robust guardrails, security and Responsible AI practices, addressing prompt injection, data leakage, authentication, access control and sensitive data handling across regulated markets.
• Make informed technology choices across agentic frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Strands and ADK, and establish scalable orchestration and tool-use patterns.
• Own problems end-to-end, from LLM integration and backend services through to user-facing interfaces, APIs and integrations using AWS services, MCP and modern engineering standards.
• Build, lead and mentor a pod of 2–3 AI developers, establishing engineering standards through code reviews, architectural guidance and continuous technical development.
• Lead the team through production incidents, complex technical challenges and post-mortems, driving systemic improvements and developing a culture of learning, experimentation, psychological safety and continuous improvement.
• Partner with product managers, business stakeholders, data scientists and platform engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions, integrate AI into existing infrastructure, prioritise high-impact work
• And communicate complex AI concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI or a related STEM field.
• 8–12 years of software development experience, including 2–3+ years focused on AI/ML or agentic systems development.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams, with the ability to establish technical direction and drive delivery through others.
• Advanced Python and backend engineering skills, including production experience with FastAPI, Flask and async patterns.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS Bedrock, LiteLLM or similar LLM inference platforms, including model routing, API design, cost optimisation and production deployment.
• Strong experience in context engineering, RAG and prompt architecture, and ability to evaluate trade-offs and design production-grade solutions.
• Deep experience with 2–3+ agentic frameworks, such as LangChain, LangGraph, Strands, ADK or CrewAI, including orchestration, tool use and multi-agent patterns.
• Experience designing and implementing guardrails, content filtering and Responsible AI practices in production environments.
• Strong AI security fundamentals, including prompt injection, data exfiltration, model misuse, OAuth, JWT and least-privilege design.
• Proficiency with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot or OpenCode, and ability to validate AI-generated code and guide others in their use.
• Expert knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, including SDLC, Git, API design, system architecture and collaborative engineering.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and build consensus without relying on formal authority.

• Full-stack experience across React, TypeScript, backend services and AI integration.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating production RAG systems and vector databases, including Pinecone, pgvector, OpenSearch or Weaviate.
• Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and its implementation in AI agent systems.
• Contributions to AI/ML or agentic open-source frameworks such as LangChain or CrewAI.
• Experience in gaming, sports betting, financial services or other heavily regulated environments.
• A track record of growing engineers, building high-performing teams or leading technical initiatives that delivered material business impact.
• Demonstrated curiosity and thought leadership in AI, with an appetite for emerging technologies and the ability to form and defend informed technology choices.

• Hybrid model: 2 office days per week.

• Access to Learnerbly, Udemy, and a Self-Development Fund for upskilling.
• Career growth through Internal Mobility Programs.
• Comprehensive Health Insurance for you and dependents.
• Coverage of OPD Consultations and Full Body health checkup every year.
• Well-Being Fund and 24/7 Assistance Program for holistic wellness.
• Hybrid Model: 2 office days/week with flexible leave policies, including maternity, paternity, and sabbaticals.
• Free Meals, Cab Allowance, and a Home Office Setup Allowance.
• Employer PF Contribution, gratuity, Personal Accident & Life Insurance.
• Sharesave Plan to purchase discounted company shares.
• Volunteering Leave and Team Events to build connections.
• Recognition through the Kudos Platform and Referral Rewards.

Flutter Entertainment is the world's largest sports betting and iGaming operator, with 15.9 million Average Monthly Players worldwide and annual revenue of $16.4 billion in 2025. It has a portfolio of iconic brands including FanDuel, Paddy Power, Betfair, PokerStars, Sisal and Sportsbet, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and has been recognised by TIME as one of the World's Best Companies 2025. Flutter Entertainment India operates from an office in Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad, as Flutter Entertainment's Global Capability Centre, home to 1,000+ colleagues across Customer Support Operations, Data & Technology, Business Operations and HR Tech & Analytics.