Geniussports

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Staff Software Engineer, Fan Engagement

Location
New York, New York, United States
Posted
Jul 29, 2026
Last seen
Aug 7, 2026

About the role

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. Learn more at geniussports.com

The Role – Staff Software Engineer

We are looking for a staff software engineer to work on the systems and applications that power our Advertising and Fan Engagement products. Our Advertising and Fan Engagement products harness the power of GeniusIQ to create important game insights in real time, connect fans to brands and advertisers and produce differentiated next generation content. This role favours Engineers who can bring a diverse experience and perspective to modern technology challenges, and Engineers who favour collaborative environments.

What You'll Do

  • 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.

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