Artificial Intelligence Engineer

About Us

Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: ACEL) is a growing provider of locals-focused gaming and one of the largest terminal operators in the United States, supporting more than 29,000 electronic gaming terminals in nearly 4,700 third-party local and regional establishments and 20 self-operated gaming locations across ten states. Through exclusive long-term contracts, Accel serves licensed non-casino locations including bars, restaurants, convenience stores, truck stops, gaming cafes, and fraternal and veteran establishments. Accel provides its local partners with a turnkey, full-service, capital-efficient gaming solution that encompasses manufacturing, content, payments, loyalty, 24/7 customer service, data analysis and reporting, and cash logistics. The Company’s racino, Fairmount Park - Casino & Racing, features live racing, electronic gaming machines, live table games, food and beverage amenities, and pari-mutuel betting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technical teams to define and deliver AI-driven solutions
• Translate business needs into actionable AI strategies and technical approaches
• Support leadership by providing guidance that helps engineering teams scale effectively
• Act as a subject matter expert, contributing to AI training, playbooks, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
• Ensure AI systems follow governance, compliance, and auditability standards
• Lead technical design of AI agents and support development of RAG pipelines across data platforms such as Databricks, Azure SQL, and Salesforce
• Provide technical direction for deploying AI applications in Azure to ensure efficiency and scalability
• Support integration of AI agents into enterprise systems and APIs to enable automation
• Ensure deployment and reliability of AI solutions through standardized workflows and CI/CD practices
• Provide technical mentorship and day-to-day guidance to junior AI engineers, including code reviews, design feedback, and best practices
• Develop and deliver AI training materials and best practices, and enable “train-the-trainer” models to scale AI knowledge across technical and business teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in AI engineering, machine learning, or software development with deployed AI solutions
• Strong Python skills for AI/ML, including APIs, testing, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with ML frameworks (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face)
• Hands-on with Azure services (Functions, Container Apps, SQL, Blob)
• Hands-on with Data Engineering services (Databricks, data lakes/warehouses)
• Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI practices, and compliance standards
• Experience integrating enterprise systems with AI platforms (Salesforce, NetSuite, REST/GraphQL APIs)
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, able to explain AI to varied audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with agent frameworks and vector databases
• Familiarity with evaluation and observability tools

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Sit for prolonged periods
• Calculate figures and amounts
• Analyze data for trends, errors and ability to transfer between systems
• Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Continually required to talk or hear
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
• Access to reliable internet connectivity
• Maintaining and securing a company-provided laptop

Pay

Base Pay Range: $135,000–160,000/year. The base salary will depend on qualifications, experience level, and skillset.

Benefits

• Voluntary full-time employment benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life, AD&D, critical illness, and hospital insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Identity and legal protection
• Access to FSA and HSA accounts
• Eligibility to contribute to traditional and/or Roth 401(k) plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering counseling for mental health, finances, adult care, disability, grief, and more