Senior Software Engineer (Augmentation, Rust)

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. We deliver unique and innovative products with a magic formula of cutting-edge technology, creative design, and hands-on experience playing and analyzing college and professional sports. These products have helped Second Spectrum partners to multiple NBA championships, to win matches on football pitches around the world, and 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 work 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.

 

The Role - Senior Software Engineer (Augmentation, Rust)

You will design and develop our real-time systems that deliver augmented virtual-reality-like broadcast streams to partners like Amazon, CBS, and more.

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.

Specifically, you can expect to:

• Integrate low-latency algorithms and systems, in collaboration with the Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Video, and 3D Graphics teams.
• Build systems designed to ingest real-time data and video feeds from internal, broadcast, and 3rd party providers.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain highly performant cutting-edge software that is both used in the cloud and on-premise machines.
• Build highly autonomous systems to scale our technology and minimize the need for manual intervention.
• Collaborate on tools and frameworks that support the developer experience and velocity across the engineering organization.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency with Rust and/or High-Performance Systems Languages such as C++ or Go
• Asynchronous Messaging and Streaming Protocols (Pulsar, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ)
• Experience with designing and developing high-performance, real-time systems
• Product and Team-first mindset
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
• You care about your craft
• Learning and mentoring mentality
• 3+ years of experience

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Video (FFMPEG, HLS, DASH, SDI, Video Codecs)
• Experience developing products and software for live events.
• Experience with 3D Graphics or Game Engines
• Experience with modern web applications and distributed systems
• Devops experience with Docker
• Experience with AWS (S3, EC2)

 

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).
• Flat hierarchy and collaborative management led by experienced and strong 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 - $175,000 . A number of factors influence the specific  offer, inc