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# Software Architect - Machine Learning at Beyond Sports

- **Company:** Beyond Sports
- **Location:** Budapest, Hungary
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wearebeyondsports/8eed604a-a499-4dbf-84b1-b776987a55bd

## Job description

Join Our Team as a Team Architect (Machine Learning Focus) at Beyond Sports

Are you excited about machine learning, technical architecture, and building the intelligent systems powering the future of sports entertainment? At Beyond Sports, we don’t just visualize sports — we reinvent how fans experience them. Together with partners like NFL, NHL, FIFA, and Disney, we push the boundaries of real-time sports data, 3D graphics, and AI-driven storytelling. If you’re passionate about machine learning architecture, scalable technical solutions, and guiding engineering teams through complex technical challenges, this could be your next move.

What Your Day Will Look Like As a Team Architect (Machine Learning Focus), you’ll act as the specialist technical authority within your discipline — helping shape the architecture, technical direction, and implementation strategy behind our ML-driven products and platforms. You’ll work closely with Machine Learning Engineers, Tech Leads, Product teams, and other Team Architects to design intelligent systems that transform live sports data into immersive digital experiences. Your role combines strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership. One day you might be evaluating approaches for scalable inference pipelines or motion synthesis systems. The next, you could be building Proof of Concepts, reviewing model deployment strategies, or helping squads solve complex architecture and integration challenges. You’ll guide technical implementation across areas such as trajectory prediction, motion synthesis, real-time data processing, and cloud-hosted ML services. You’ll also ensure solutions are scalable, reusable, maintainable, and aligned with wider engineering standards across the business.

## What We Value

At Beyond Sports, we move fast, experiment boldly, and trust our people. We believe the best results happen when engineers, ML specialists, artists, and creatives work closely together to build things that genuinely haven’t existed before. You’ll fit right in if you:

- Love applied machine learning and technical architecture You enjoy designing scalable systems and turning complex technical ideas into practical solutions.
- Think in systems and implementation strategy You naturally balance innovation, scalability, maintainability, and delivery requirements.
- Stay hands-on technically You enjoy prototyping, validating ideas through code, and supporting engineers with difficult technical challenges.
- Collaborate naturally You can communicate technical approaches clearly across disciplines and with non-technical stakeholders.
- Care about quality and reusability You value maintainable systems, reusable tooling, and strong engineering standards.
- Stay curious You actively follow developments in machine learning, cloud infrastructure, and modern engineering practices.

## Your Background

You don’t need to tick every box, but we’re generally looking for:

- Strong experience in machine learning engineering, software architecture, or technical leadership
- Deep expertise in a relevant technical domain such as ML systems, data pipelines, backend engineering, or cloud infrastructure
- Experience deploying ML systems into production, including serving, monitoring, and retraining
- Familiarity with MLOps tooling such as MLflow, CI/CD workflows, and model monitoring
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with sequence models (e.g. transformers, RNNs) or generative models (e.g. diffusion, flow, or GANs) — applied to any domain; experience with spatiotemporal, time-series, or motion/trajectory data is a strong plus.
- Hands-on experience building and training deep learning models in PyTorch
- Strong understanding of scalable APIs, cloud-native systems, and modern engineering practices
- Experience creating Proof of Concepts and evaluating technical approaches
- Ability to communicate technical solutions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams

## Nice to Have (But Not Required)

- Understanding of real-time systems, motion synthesis, or 3D graphics pipelines
- Experience with Unity or other game engines
- Interest in football or other team sports

Why Level Up Your Career at Beyond Sports Fast-moving, creative, and technically ambitious — that’s our world.

- High impact: Your work helps shape how millions experience sports globally
- Technical ownership: Influence implementation strategy, architecture, and engineering standards
- Hands-on innovation: Build POCs and help define the future of our ML systems
- Constant learning: From machine learning research to real-time 3D systems, there’s always something new
- Real collaboration: Engineers, artists, ML specialists, and product teams working side by side

Hungary Benefits

- Annual Leave: Standard according to local labour law.
- Sony Group Discounts: Generous discounts across Sony Group products and services.
- Other Benefits: Flexible Cafeteria options (SZÉP Card, Nursery & Kindergarten contributions, Annual MOL Bubi Pass), Private Medical Insurance, Life & Accident Insurance, MindentMent Dental Clinic discounts, Seniority Awards, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Ready to Build the Future of Sports? If you’re excited about shaping machine learning architecture, solving complex technical challenges, and building systems that transform how fans experience sports — we’d love to hear from you.

At Beyond Sports, you won’t just design technical solutions. You’ll help bring sports to life.

## About Beyond Sports

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Beyond Sports transforms raw sports tracking data into real-time 3D animated broadcasts, AI-driven commentary, and immersive fan experiences.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Sony in November 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Alkmaar, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Sander J. Schouten (CEO & Co-Founder) and Nicolaas Westerhof (CTO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Sports Technology, Data Visualization, Broadcast Media
- Target customers: B2B — sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL), broadcasters, media partners, brands, and data rightsholders
- Mission or purpose statement: To revolutionize the sports industry through cutting-edge technology and AI-driven insights, reimagining how sports are consumed by fans worldwide.

## Products & Services
- **Data Processing Engine**: Ingests and merges multiple raw tracking data streams (often incomplete or single-point) to produce a consistent, production-ready format. Compatible with any output including the Metaverse, media partners, and digital platforms.
- **Data Visualization Platform**: An Emmy Award-winning visualization engine that creates real-time 3D animations from enhanced tracking data, powering alternative broadcasts (e.g., "NHL Hockeyverse"), performance analysis, and post-match programs.
- **Creative & Storytelling Services**: Co-creates immersive narratives, animated broadcasts, AI commentary, and fan-first content for apps, gaming platforms, and branded worlds that enhance fan engagement and loyalty.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (acquired by Sony in 2022 for an undisclosed amount)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised $2.36M prior to acquisition; now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sony Group (parent company, via Hawk-Eye and Pulselive), NFL, NBA, NHL
- **Growth Signals**: Emmy Award-winning technology; live broadcasts on gaming platforms as a next major goal; integrated with Sony’s Hawk-Eye tracking system and Pulselive digital services; team of 50+ employees representing 17 nationalities

## Competitive Advantages
- **Sony Ecosystem Integration**: Unique access to Hawk-Eye’s tracking data and Pulselive’s distribution, creating a vertically integrated pipeline from data capture to fan-facing content.
- **Proprietary Data Enhancement**: Proprietary engine that validates, enhances, and unifies raw tracking data into complete, lifelike 3D skeletons — a technical moat that competitors struggle to replicate.
- **Creative & Tech Fusion**: In-house 3D artists, engineers, and storytellers working side-by-side, enabling rapid production of broadcast-ready, immersive experiences that are both technically advanced and creatively compelling.

## Strategic Focus
- **Live Gaming Integration**: Pivoting to bring live match broadcasts onto gaming platforms, creating a new category of interactive sports consumption.
- **Deepening Sony Synergy**: Leveraging Hawk-Eye’s data and Pulselive’s digital services to scale globally and offer end-to-end solutions for leagues and broadcasters.
- **Expanding Sport Verticals**: Building on existing NFL, NBA, and NHL partnerships to enter new sports and markets, with a focus on direct-to-consumer experiences.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Environment**: Described as “more like a living room than a corporate space,” with an open, modern office overlooking canals in Alkmaar. High value placed on diversity — 17 nationalities among 50+ team members.
- **Workspace & Perks**: In-office role with two adjacent offices; ping-pong, corn-hole, darts, video games, and board games; freshly prepared hot meals three times a week by an in-house chef, plus fresh fruit, snacks, and drinks.
- **Growth & Development**: Access to learning courses; hands-on work with industry-leading data technology on high-impact projects for world-renowned sports organizations.
- **Wellness**: Company fitness card for a nearby gym; ergonomic work equipment provided from day one.
- **Team Events**: Regular Friday drinks, project watch parties, and an annual company trip.

## Sources
1. [beyondsports.nl](https://www.beyondsports.nl/)
2. [beyondsports.nl/careers-page](https://www.beyondsports.nl/careers-page)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/beyond-sports)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/beyond-sports)
5. [sony.com](https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/technology/stories/entries/20240411/beyondsports/)

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