Staff Software Engineer, Ad-Tech

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.

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.

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.

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, interactive and personalized than ever before.