Engineering Manager, Streaming Platform

 

 

A bit about us:

Do you want to join one of the world’s fastest growing sports technology companies? Genius Sports is at the epicentre of the global network connecting sports, brands and fans through official live data. Our mission is simple. We champion a more sustainable sports data ecosystem that benefits all parties.  

We’re looking for enthusiastic and ambitious people to join our talented team.

If you see yourself becoming part of a global family building the future of sports entertainment together, then come and grow with us. We put trust in our people to deliver the difference for our clients around the world. It’s why many of the world’s largest leagues & federations such as the NFL, English Premier League, FIBA and NCAA choose to work with Genius Sports.  

 

The Role: Engineering Manager, Streaming Platform 

The Genius Sports Data Engineering Team is looking for a smart, talented, and experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers responsible for modernizing our data platform in support of our betting, broadcast, and fan engagement offerings.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data management best practices and deep expertise in real-time streaming of high-volume transactions across various domains. They will be well versed in modern methods for low-latency data ingress, data transformation/normalization, and data distribution at scale. They will have experience in database design/architecture particularly working in highly distributed/cloud-based environments.

Additionally, he or she will have a track record of building high-performing engineering teams and a passion for developing a team culture of innovation and quality to solve for unique complex problems.

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.

Job Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities for the Engineering Manager, Sports Data and his/her team include the following:

Build, Maintain, and Evolve our Data Collection Tools

• Partner with our Sports Tech /Data Collection teams to understand and support requirements for building human and computer-vision driven tools for collecting real-time sporting event data (passes, rushes, touchdowns, turnovers, etc.) at the team and individual player level
• Rationalize our various data collection tools to minimize the number of those being utilized/supported including sunsetting legacy tools, migrating customers off of those tools, evolving current tools, and building new tools where necessary 
  
  

Maintain & Modernize our Data Pipeline(s)

• Identify and analyze data sources (fixtures data, odds data, player and match data, product usage data, customer data, etc.) for onboarding and work with data source owners to understand data attributes available, value of onboarding this data; and methods for doing so;
• Design, build, and maintain a robust, real-time big data pipeline to collect, aggregate, transform, and make available terabytes of rich betting, sports event, customer and product data/intelligence
• Design and implement processes for cleaning and transforming various data/data sources to ensure consistency, usability, and compliance
• Build robust end-to-end monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities to assist in maintaining highly functional, low latency, performant data processing
• Ensure all aspects of ETL design and data storage/retention align with defined best practices and Genius Sports internal security/privacy standards
  
  

 Data Warehousing & Reporting Tools

• Working with a variety of stakeholders (sports betting, fan engagement, advertising, leagues/teams, etc.) to understand their business needs and make data available for consumption through a variety of push/pull mechanisms
• Lead the design of our warehousing architecture for key data sources such as fixtures data, odds data, player and match data, product usage data, customer data, etc
• Partner with our BI teams to build self-serve reporting tools (dashboards, cubes, etc.) to enable a broad set of stakeholders to access and mine our customer & product intelligence for insights on who our customers are and how they use our products & services
• Lead the creation of the API technical strategy, reviewing with domain experts and business stakeholders to ensure we can support the evolving needs of our data consumers
  
  

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