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AI Engineer (PhD)

AI Engineer (PhD)

Remote

Flemish region, Belgium

Full Time

14-04-2025

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Job Specifications

This can be a fully remote role. HQ is in Antwerp.

About the Company
This innovative start-up is transforming how sports teams—both professional and amateur—use data to enhance performance. By applying AI to automated video analysis, the company delivers actionable insights that help players and coaches better understand the game. After earning a spot in one of Europe’s top tech accelerator programs, they’re scaling rapidly and seeking an AI Engineer to join their ambitious team.

The Role
As an AI Engineer, you’ll develop cutting-edge algorithms to automate video analysis in sports environments. Your work will span computer vision, time series analysis, object detection, tracking, and tactical event recognition. You’ll help design neural network architectures (including Transformers, CNNs, RNNs, and LLMs), build 3D models from 2D video, optimize performance, and push the limits of applied AI in sport.
You'll be both a researcher and a builder, contributing to experimental models and deploying robust, scalable code into real-world applications.

Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement AI algorithms for computer vision and data analysis.
Design and optimize deep learning architectures (Transformers, CNN, RNN, etc.).
Contribute to core product development and integration.
Optimize existing codebases and AI pipelines.
Conduct data preprocessing, labeling, and transformation.
Research the latest advancements in AI and computer vision.
Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to present findings.
Write clear, maintainable documentation.

Must-Have Skills
Proficiency with Git and Python (especially NumPy and PyTorch).
Strong grasp of AI/ML concepts like neural networks, embeddings, classification.
Familiarity with Docker for containerization.

Nice-to-Have Skills
Strong background in mathematics.
Experience with Linux, Kubernetes, or C++.
Experience using OpenCV or similar image processing libraries.

Soft Skills
Problem-solver with a proactive mindset.
Comfortable working independently and in teams.
Flexible and adaptable in a start-up environment.
Eagerness to learn and contribute to a fast-evolving product.

What’s in It for You
Work on exciting, high-impact AI projects in sports technology.
Opportunity to collaborate with leading experts from a top EU tech accelerator.
Competitive compensation package.
Flexible working hours and remote work setup.
A team culture that values new ideas, creativity, and ownership.
Ready to bring AI to the pitch? Apply now and help change how the game is played.

About the Company

We're In Five Years, and we're here to help BeNeLux tech and product companies scale with impact. We're not your typical talent agency and that's intentional. Our focus is on finding, assessing, and nurturing exceptional talent in engineering, product, innovation, sales, digital, and design, all tailored for scaling teams. As a leading talent partner, we focus on delivering personalized, high-quality talent solutions designed to match ambitions and support growth over the next five years for both our clients and candidates. Know more