Staff Software Engineer, Ad-Tech

Worky; New York (NY); On-site; USD 240,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Genius Sports is recruiting a Staff Software Engineer to work on the systems and applications powering Advertising and Fan Engagement products. You will design, build, and own features across the stack, guiding architectural decisions for global scalability and reliability.

We value collaboration and offer an office-first culture with hybrid work arrangements and opportunities to mentor teams while expanding our real-time data platforms and services.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have extensive experience operating distributed systems and building real-time applications.
• Experience designing robust APIs and integrating services in production environments.
• Strong expertise in relational databases, data modeling, indexing, and query optimization.
• Familiarity with messaging systems and scalable backend architectures is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop systems powering real-time Advertising and Fan Engagement products.
• Own features end-to-end across the stack and manage lifecycle from development to support.
• Lead architectural decisions to improve scalability, automation, and reliability.
• Mentor engineering teams and contribute to community in the office and beyond.
• Build and improve platform foundations used by multiple services and teams.

Skills

Distributed systems

Real-time systems

APIs design

Relational databases

Messaging systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Rust

Kotlin

TypeScript

React

PostgreSQL

AWS

Temporal.io

Docker

Kubernetes

Pulsar

RabbitMQ

Job description

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-time Advertising and Fan Engagement products.
• Own and implement features end-to‑end across the stack, taking responsibility for the system lifecycle from development, deployment and support of critical products to customers.
• Lead technical discussions, drive architectural decisions, and identify opportunities 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 and maintain the 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 complex systems - 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 that validate, correct, and enhance outputs from the system.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience operating distributed systems.
• Experience building real‑time systems and interactive 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 Science or equivalent experience.

It'll be 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're committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills, experience and 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 any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.