Software Engineer, Soccer Data Products

Second Spectrum is a Sports Emmy-winning data & tech company that is building the next way of seeing sports - by capturing and producing the highest quality data and innovative content for many of the world’s largest leagues and media partners, such as the NFL, NBA, English Premier League, ESPN, Amazon, and CBS Sports. 

We are pushing the boundaries of deep tech -- machine learning, computer vision, big data, augmented and virtual reality. Our passion for cutting-edge design and decades of experience playing college and professional sports is an equal part of the magic that brings unique and innovative products to life. These products have helped Second Spectrum partners to multiple NBA championships, to win matches on football pitches around the world, to entertain and educate millions of fans on TV and digital. In 2021, Second Spectrum was acquired by Genius Sports, bringing together a unique combination of technological, operational and commercial capabilities. 

We believe that technology will revolutionize the way that sports are played, coached, and experienced. We're just getting started turning our joint vision of transformative sports technologies into reality.  

Second Spectrum is the place to be if you’re interested in working on cutting edge technology in sports, alongside incredibly driven and ambitious teammates. Our innovative and dynamic environment emphasizes opportunities for motivated individuals to maximize their growth and impact. 

Role: Software Engineer, Soccer Data Products

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Soccer Data Products group, building and maintaining our systems to extract and deliver insights using high-volume and low-latency soccer tracking data. 

This role is based in our recently opened, global center, New York City office. Located in midtown Manhattan, amongst the iconic skyline, you'll be immersed in cultural richness that inspires innovation and creativity. Join our team and add your talents to building a hub for all of Genius Sports.

Responsibilities & duties

• Develop, test, and maintain production systems that utilize high-volume, low-latency live player tracking data to empower live decision making.
• Coordinate development with related engineering, product and operational teams 
• Develop, document, and communicate processes for operational staff
• Understand both business and sport-related needs for our products and make technical decisions to ensure optimal outcomes from the technology
• 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

 Our Stack

• Languages, frameworks: Rust, Python, GLTF/3D modeling experience
• Infrastructure, tools: AWS (S3, EC2), Docker, Pulsar, Grafana
• Version control: Git 

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of industry software engineering experience
• Experience with our languages and technologies in our stack
• Experience building systems that parse and manipulate large datasets
• Experience playing or coaching competitive soccer
• Deep knowledge of soccer terms, rules, tactics and norms
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with relevant datasets, e.g. skeletal pose data and/or soccer player tracking data
• Experience building highly performant software systems using Rust
• Expertise with live and realtime data parsing and processing pipelines
• Experience leading software projects and being responsible for complex production software

As a general approach, we interview for aptitude over specific technologies or languages. Please be prepared to speak to anything listed on your resume or in your portfolio.

What’s in it for you?  

As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many 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 $145,000 – $200,000. There are a number of factors which affect what the specific pay offer would be for this role, including location, seniority, and relevant educational and working experience. This is base salary only – all full-time roles will also be eligible to take part in Genius benefits and equity plans, and some roles may be eligible to take part in a variable compensation plan. For more details on the compensation and benefits package, please get in touch with our Talent team. 

How we work  

We have adapted a forward-thinking ‘Ways of Working’ framework, which sets out (amongst other things) the opportunities for Second Spectrum to work flexibly, remotely and on working holidays. It affects different teams and locations differently, so please ask for further information on how it would work with this role.  

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. 

Second Spectrum, part of Genius Sports Group, is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender identity or re-assignment, 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.