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# Technical Delivery Lead - Machine Learning at Beyond Sports

- **Company:** Beyond Sports
- **Location:** Alkmaar, Netherlands
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-05-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wearebeyondsports/3f993245-71fb-4e0a-a94f-4188ebcda70f/application

**Skills:** PyTorch, TensorFlow, Software Engineering, Scalable Systems, APIs, Cloud-native Architectures, MLOps, MLflow, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, GCP, Real-time Data Systems, 3D Graphics Pipelines, Unity, Game Engines

> Leads engineering squads and technical strategy for machine learning systems while maintaining hands-on development responsibilities. Combines leadership with active coding to build scalable AI-driven sports entertainment solutions.

## Job description

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A TECHNICAL DELIVERY LEAD AT BEYOND SPORTS

Are you excited about machine learning, technical leadership, and building the 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 leading technical teams, scaling machine learning systems, and staying hands-on with engineering while shaping delivery strategy, this could be your next move.

## WHAT YOUR DAY WILL LOOK LIKE

As a Technical Delivery Lead, you’ll sit at the center of engineering execution, technical strategy, and machine learning innovation.

Your role combines leadership with hands-on development. You’ll guide engineering squads delivering complex AI-driven systems while contributing directly to architecture, Proof of Concepts, and high-complexity technical challenges.

You’ll work closely with Machine Learning Engineers, Tech Leads, Technical Architects, Product teams, and creatives to build intelligent systems that transform live sports data into immersive digital experiences.

One day you might be shaping scalable ML pipelines for motion synthesis and trajectory prediction. The next, you could be prototyping cloud-hosted inference services, reviewing technical approaches, or stepping into the codebase to unblock delivery.

You’ll help teams apply cutting-edge ML techniques, including Transformers, Graph Neural Networks, Diffusion models, and real-time geometry pipelines, while ensuring solutions remain scalable, maintainable, and production-ready.

Because we believe leadership starts with technical credibility, you’ll stay hands-on at your core. Around 60% of your time will involve active engineering work: building POCs, solving difficult technical problems, improving tooling, and supporting critical delivery initiatives.

You’ll also help evolve engineering standards, delivery practices, and technical governance 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, artists, ML specialists, and creatives work together to build things that genuinely haven’t existed before.

You’ll fit right in if you:

- Love applied machine learning and engineering leadership
- Enjoy turning ambitious ideas into scalable production systems
- Stay hands-on technically and enjoy solving difficult problems
- Think in systems, architecture, and long-term scalability
- Communicate complex technical ideas clearly
- Care deeply about quality, maintainability, and technical standards
- Stay curious about modern ML, cloud, and real-time technologies

## YOUR BACKGROUND

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

- Strong experience in software engineering, technical delivery, or technical leadership
- Experience deploying ML systems into production, including serving, monitoring, and retraining
- Experience leading or mentoring engineering squads
- Hands-on experience building and training deep learning models in PyTorch
- Familiarity with MLOps tooling such as MLflow and CI/CD workflows
- 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.
- Experience balancing leadership responsibilities with active development
- Strong stakeholder communication and delivery planning skills
- Willingness to work on-site in our Alkmaar office

## NICE TO HAVE (BUT NOT REQUIRED)

- Strong understanding of scalable systems, APIs, and cloud-native architectures
- Understanding of real-time data systems or 3D graphics pipelines
- Experience with Unity or 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 shapes how millions experience sports globally
- Technical ownership: Influence architecture, delivery strategy, and engineering standards
- Hands-on innovation: Help build the future of our technology stack
- Constant learning: From ML research to real-time 3D systems, there’s always something new
- Real collaboration: Engineers, artists, and product teams working side by side

And we make sure it’s a great place to work:

- 25 days off per year – rest is part of performance
- Pension program – future you says thanks
- Lunch included – no daily food logistics
- Company gym card – stay sharp on and off the screen
- Fresh fruit, coffee, and Friday drinks
- Free access to fitness with the company card

READY TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF SPORTS?

If you’re excited about leading technical delivery while staying deeply involved in machine learning, real-time systems, and scalable engineering — and want to help shape technology that changes how fans experience the game — we’d love to hear from you.

At Beyond Sports, you won’t just deliver technical projects.

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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