Software Engineer, AI

A bit about us

Genius Sports is at the forefront of the sports technology landscape, delivering real-time data and innovative digital solutions that connect sports, brands, and fans worldwide. From data capture to distribution, we are an integral partner to sports leagues and federations—including the NFL, English Premier League, FIBA, and NCAA—ensuring that critical data and cutting-edge products reach millions of users.

If you want to be part of a passionate global team shaping the future of sports entertainment, then come and join us. We foster an environment where creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning drive innovation for our partners and end-users.

The Role – Software Engineer, AI

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Data Products group, building and maintaining our systems to process and extract tactical insights using sports tracking data along with other sources of sports data.

Specifically, you can expect to:

• Develop systems and workflows for ingesting, combining, and transforming data sources, e.g. player tracking, play-by-play, eventing, clock feeds

• Develop systems and methods for processing data, evaluating and improving data quality

• Develop systems for data delivery and for monitoring

• Coordinate with our infrastructure team to maintain our machine learning platforms and pipelines

• Build, test, deploy, and maintain production systems

• Develop, document, and communicate processes for operational staff

• Maintain and promote best practices for software development, including deployment process, documentation, and coding standards

• Contribute to technical and product discussions, and share knowledge and ideas with colleagues across the company

Minimum Qualifications

• BSc or MSc or equivalent experience with a strong software engineering component

• Experience with our languages and technologies in our stack

• Experience building systems that parse and manipulate large datasets

• Affinity for teamwork and collaboration with others to solve problems, share knowledge, and provide feedback

• Strong communication skills when discussing technical concepts with technical and non-technical colleagues

• Self-motivation and ability to work independently in an efficient manner

• Flexibility and availability for work on-call, outside of regular work hours, as needed to support live sports

• Interest in sports data and analytics in professional basketball and/or soccer

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data pipelines, devops, data analysis

• Experience parsing and drawing conclusions from sports data in basketball and/or soccer

• Experience building highly performant software systems using Rust

Our Stack

• Languages, frameworks: Rust, Typescript, Python, Node.js

• Infrastructure, tools: AWS (S3, EC2), Docker, Pulsar, Grafana

• Version control: Git

Our Work Environment and What You Will Benefit From:

• Work on cutting-edge products for major professional sports leagues and teams.

• Team-oriented engineering practices (readable, maintainable, and efficient code).

• Collaborative management led by experienced technical leads.

• Innovative and dynamic environment, which encourages self-development and opportunities to make an impact.

• Multicultural team with employees based across several countries (e.g., Switzerland, Denmark, France, United States).

• Potential for Equity/Bonus, Flexible working hours, Competitive salary, Medical and dental benefits, 401k match

What’s in it for you?

In addition to competitive salary and paid time off, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days, and wellbeing activities.

The base salary range for this role is $125,000 - $150,000. A number of factors influence the specific offer, including location, seniority, and relevant educational and working experience.

How we work:
Genius will be returning to the office 4 days a week, and this will give you the opportunity to work collaboratively face-to-face with colleagues in our Los Angeles office.

Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organization and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team of Geniuses. 

Genius Sports Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce brings to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender reassignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.