Staff Software Engineer, Fan Engagement New York, New York, United States

Genius Sports Group Limited; New York (NY); On-site; USD 240,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits plan

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Genius Sports Group Limited in New York, NY, United States, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance Advertising and Fan Engagement products, leveraging real-time data and GeniusIQ for immersive experiences.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership across the stack, architectural leadership, and collaboration across teams in a hybrid office model. Salary ranges from $240,000 to $255,000 USD plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 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, queries).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop systems and applications powering Advertising and Fan Engagement products.
• Own features end-to-end across the stack; manage lifecycle from development to support.
• Lead architectural decisions to improve scalability and efficiency.
• Provide guidance to translate ideas into technical solutions.
• Maintain the foundational platform powering development and iteration.

Skills

distributed systems

real-time systems

APIs design

relational databases

Bachelor's degree in CS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

PostgreSQL

REST/GraphQL

AWS

Temporal.io

Job description

New York, New York, United States Technology

Staff Software Engineer, Ad-Tech

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).
• 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

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.

Global D&I Demographics

At Genius Sports we believe in better together, which means we don’t only value diversity, but we are determined to make sure that everyone here feels included and valued.

We invite all applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process. All data that you provide will be completely anonymous, you will not be personally identifiable by any of the data you include.

This also means that if you choose to disclose a disability the Talent Acquisition team will not be personally identifiable to assist with any measures that might help during the process. Therefore, if you require any support throughout the application or interview process please ensure to reach out to the team directly and make them aware of any requirements, and we will do what we can to help.