Software Engineer II: Build Scalable, User-Focused Systems

Genius Sports; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Skills training

Social events

Wellbeing activities

Job summary

Genius Sports is seeking a Software Engineer II in London to design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable software. You will work independently on well-defined features, collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate requirements into practical solutions.

You will participate in code reviews, contribute to architectural discussions, and focus on code quality, performance, and maintainability while using modern tools and AI-assisted capabilities where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Experience developing software in a professional or comparable environment.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language and familiarity with modern development frameworks and tools.
• Understanding of software development fundamentals (data structures, APIs, testing, version control).
• Ability to work independently on defined tasks while seeking input when needed.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teammates and incorporating feedback.
• Problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and iterate.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain small to medium-sized systems or features with a focus on quality, reliability and user impact.
• Work with product managers, designers and engineers to understand requirements and turn them into practical technical solutions.
• Communicate progress, assumptions, blockers and technical trade-offs clearly.
• Contribute to technical design discussions and reviews.
• Write clear, maintainable, and well-tested code following team standards.
• Work within established architecture patterns while identifying improvements to existing systems.
• Debug and resolve issues across the stack, investigating root causes and seeking support when needed.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.

Skills

Software development

Programming languages

Independent worker

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Learning & iteration

Code quality

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

TypeScript

Next.js

PostgreSQL

Pulsar

Temporal

Job description

Genius Sports is seeking a Software Engineer II in London to design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable software. You will work independently on well-defined features, collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate requirements into practical solutions.

You will participate in code reviews, contribute to architectural discussions, and focus on code quality, performance, and maintainability while using modern tools and AI-assisted capabilities where appropriate.