Staff Software Engineer, Ad-Tech

Genius Sports Statistician Network; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits plan

Job summary

Genius Sports is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance the Advertising and Fan Engagement platforms, delivering real-time insights and engaging experiences for fans and brands. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor teams, and own critical components from design through deployment in a collaborative, office-first culture.

You will work on scalable data pipelines, backend services, and frontend integrations, with a focus on reliability, performance, and cross-league expansion

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop systems and applications powering automated, real-time Advertising and Fan Engagement products.
• Own and implement features end-to-end across the stack and manage lifecycle from development to customer deployment.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Real-time Systems

APIs

Relational Databases

Messaging Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Rust

Kotlin

TypeScript

React

Postgres

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Pulsar

RabbitMQ

REST

GraphQL

Temporal.io

Job description

By bringing together next-gen technology and the finest live data available, Genius Sports is enabling a new era of sports for fans worldwide, delivering experiences that are more immersive,interactiveand personalized than ever before.Learn more at geniussports.com __

The Role – Staff Software Engineer

We are looking for a staff software engineer to work on the systems and applications that power our Advertising and Fan Engagement products. Our Advertising and Fan Engagement products harness the power of GeniusIQ to create important game insights in real time, connect fans to brands and advertisers and produce differentiated next generation content. This role favours Engineers who can bring a diverse experience and perspective to modern technology challenges, and Engineers who favour collaborative environments.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop systems and applications that power our automated, real-timeAdvertising and Fan Engagement products.
• Own and implement features end-to-end across the stack, taking responsibility for the system lifecycle fromdevelopment,deploymentand supportof critical products to customers.
• Lead technical discussions, drive architectural decisions, andidentifyopportunities to improve scalability, automation, and operational efficiency as we expand across new leagues and sports globally.
• Provide guidance and direction to product to help translate ideas into practical technical solutions.
• Design andmaintainthe foundational platform that powers our systems and supports development & iteration by engineering teams building on this platform.
• Design and improve testing and release strategies for complexsystems-including backend services, web applications, data pipelines, messaging and streaming services, real-time model inference systems, and on-site hardware components.
• Monitor,analyze, and continuously improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Provide mentorship and leadership in our local(in-office)and broader engineering community.
• Design and build mechanisms for enabling human or agent-in-the-loop workflows thatvalidate, correct, and enhance outputs from the system.

WhatYou’llBring:

• Experienceoperatingdistributed systems.
• Experience building real-timesystems andinteractive web frontends.
• Experience designing APIs and integrating services.
• Experience managing relational databases (schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization, performance tuning, migrations, and availability considerations).
• Experience using messaging systems (partitioning strategies, broker scaling, consumer design)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Scienceor equivalent experience.

It’llbe a bonus if you know:

• Rust,Kotlin, TypeScript, React
• Postgres, relational databases
• Video frameworks and standards
• REST,GraphQL
• AWS, Temporal.io
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Pulsar, RabbitMQ

The salary for this role is based on an annualized range of $240,000 - $255,000 USD. This role will also be eligible to take part in Genius Sports Group’s benefits plan.

We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate, connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location. Occasional travel may be required.

As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits,we’recommitted to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills,experienceand career. Learn more about how rewarding life at Genius can be at Reward | Genius Sports.

One team, being brave, driving change __

We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference. Learn more about our values and culture at Culture | Genius Sports.

Let us know when you apply if you need anyassistanceduring the recruiting process due to a disability.