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 personalised than ever before. Learn more at geniussports.com
The Role - Software Engineer (Video Player)
You’ll be responsible for building, maintaining, and hardening our video player, with a strong focus on playback performance, rendering, integrations, and overall viewer experience.
You’ll also contribute to broadcast augmentation features and the development tools used by our content team. Over time, there will be opportunities to expand your impact into our video processing pipeline and our content and augmentation engines.
What you will use day to day
You should expect to work in JavaScript and Rust almost every day, with some tasks needing other languages. The balance shifts by task (browser and player code, transcoder and augmentation-related tooling, API). You will predominantly work around video and augmentation
Qualifications:
You should meet at least one of the following:
- Experience with lower-level software development, or
- Experience with video, ideally in the browser (for example streaming, timing, latency, encrypted playback), or
- Experience with three-dimensional or games graphics, ideally in the browser.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Streaming or transcoding experience
- Sport graphics
- Automated quality assurance for media content
We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate, connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location.
As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits, we’re committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills, experience and career. Learn more about how rewarding life at Genius can be at Reward | Genius Sports.
One team, being brave, driving change
We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference. Learn more about our values and culture at Culture | Genius
Let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.
Skills Required
- Experience with lower-level software development
- Experience with video, ideally in the browser
- Experience with three-dimensional or games graphics, ideally in the browser
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Genius Sports Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core time off includes annual leave plus extra days for local holidays, a Christmas-to-New-Year shutdown, World Mental Health Day, and a paid volunteering day. Structured PTO and sick leave details are also described alongside these company-wide breaks.
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Healthcare Strength — The package features medical, dental and vision coverage with mental-health support and access to local EAPs. Health coverage is positioned as a strong aspect of the overall offering.
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Flexible Benefits — A distinctive workcation allows working from anywhere for up to 30 days per year, alongside hybrid/remote options. Location-tailored discounts, office clubs, and social events add flexibility in how benefits are experienced.
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What We Do
Genius Sports is the layer between what happens on the field and how the world engages with it. Our solutions across the global sports ecosystem are underpinned by our next generation big data and artificial intelligence platform, GeniusIQ. By ingesting and computing multiple real-time data feeds, GeniusIQ powers a wide range of functions and applications across sports performance and officiation, fan engagement, advertising, and sports betting. Founded in 2001, Genius Sports is now one of the world’s largest sports technology companies, working with the likes of the NFL, NBA, EPL, FIBA, ESPN, Sky Sports, Flutter, DraftKings and 100s more. We're headquartered in New York and London, with offices in Los Angeles, Medellin, Tallinn, Sofia, Singapore, Lausanne, Manchester and Melbourne.
Why Work With Us
We are one team, being brave, driving change. Our company values help create a cohesive culture, where we think, feel and act like One Genius. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference, driving our vision to be everywhere in sports, redefining experiences through technology.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
