Senior AI DevOps Engineer

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment. We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and i
Gaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide. We are serious about Tech. We are problem‑solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people‑first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges. Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.

The Role

We are seeking an AI Dev
Ops Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate the infrastructure powering Flutter’s AI initiatives, including the Flutter Assistant Infrastructure and Agentic Platforms.

As a hands‑on contributor, you will implement and support the integration of AI use cases across our AWS Cloud Infrastructure estate helping to build and optimise systems, implement CI/CD and observability, and handle day‑to‑day operations. Partnering with brands across the group, you’ll enable faster delivery, modernise AI platforms, and embed automation to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient AI operations for the long term.

What you will be doing

• Build and operate a secure, performant, and cost‑effective AI Platform.
• Spearhead the transformation of AI deployment and operations using Infrastructure as Code methodologies and automation tooling.
• Lead the development and management of AI Agent Platforms, ensuring robust deployment, orchestration, and monitoring practices.
• Provide repeatable and rapid deployment patterns for AI agents and automation services.
• Assume guardianship of AI infrastructure code and artefact repositories, ensuring they adhere to best practices.
• Enable and support AI engineering, automation engineering, and data science teams with the adoption of AI platform services.
• Triage incidents, problems, and risks impacting AI systems, AI agents, and services.
• Author and oversee a library of technical documentation and reusable design patterns.
• Define, curate, and champion Low‑Level Designs (LLDs) for AI platform services.
• Support architecture and function leads with developing the AI technology roadmap and strategy.
• Act as a trusted SME offering advice and knowledge sharing to the broader technology team and internal customers.
• Forge, evangelise, and ensure adherence to best‑in‑class operating procedures, policies, and operational manuals, setting a gold standard for operational precision.
• Cultivate and nurture relationships with other pivotal Flutter group functions, consistently identifying and seizing opportunities for strategic collaboration.
• Liaise with Third Party vendors and partners.

What You’ll Bring

• Building and operating AI Agent Platforms and AI infrastructure, ideally within highly available AWS environments.
• Proven experience leading or delivering AI infrastructure at scale using automation frameworks.
• Experience troubleshooting AI agents and working with technologies such as MCP (Model @context Protocol), A2A (Agent‑to‑Agent), and API operations.
• Proficiency with source control management tools (like Git, Git
  Hub, Git
  Ops) coupled with extensive hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipeline optimisation.
• Proven expertise in curating, managing, and optimising deployment assets for AI workloads, including container images and model artefacts.
• Demonstrated proficiency in employing Infrastructure as Code methodologies using tools such as CDK, Terraform, and Cloud
  Formation at scale.
• Establish AI observability and site reliability practices to maintain systems within defined SLOs.
• Orchestration and management of container platforms, preferably using Kubernetes.
• Extensive experience delivering and operating systems within security‑compliant environments.
• Producing and overseeing comprehensive, clear, and actionable technical documentation.
• Sharing knowledge with your peers and across the wider engineering community.
• Working in an agile environment.
• Incident, change, problem, and risk management.
• Advantageous: Proficiency in high‑level programming languages such as Python and Type
  Script.
• Bonus points for previous software engineering experience, coding, and automation.

We’d Like You To Master In

• Building Support: We establish close relationships with our stakeholders, underpinned by trust, integrity, and respect.
• Objective: We are impartial and unbiased, ensuring equal treatment for all and that decisions are based on objective criteria.
• Collaborative: We work effectively and in partnership with our stakeholders on shared goals that align towards the achievement of the group strategy.
• Adaptable: We understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue and are able to adapt our approach in order to achieve a successful outcome.
• Strategic Thinking: We think about the big picture and use that perspective to support our divisions to achieve competitive advantage through greater agility, faster time to market and a better customer experience.
• Strategic Communication: We are proactive and considered in our approach to stakeholder communications. We actively listen, provide constructive feedback and help others to consider new perspectives.

This is what you should have. What do we have, you ask? Well. . . you can check our amazing perks & benefits right here! So. . . are you in?

Equal opportunities

At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.

We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.

Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs, please send an email to accommodations@blip. pt. We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.