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:
- Strong experience in lower-level software development
- Ability to design, build, and maintain reliable, low-latency systems
- Comfortable working across complex, distributed architectures
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven ability to code in different languages like Java, Kotlin, Rust, Typescript, etc.
- Proven ability to lead features or subsystems from ambiguous requirements through to production
- Strong collaboration skills, including code reviews, pairing, and clear technical communication
Nice to Have Qualifications:
- Experience with video, ideally in the browser (for example streaming, timing, latency, encrypted playback)
- Experience with graphics API (e.g. OpenGL, WebGL, Vulkan) or game-engines (e.g. Unity, Unreal, Godot), ideally in the browser.
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
What the Team is Saying
Genius Sports Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as broader than standard, with a company‑wide Christmas‑to‑New‑Year shutdown plus a World Mental Health Day and a Volunteer Day.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is emphasized through access to local Employee Assistance Programs, sports clubs and social events, employee discounts, and a widely used 30‑day annual “Workcation” option.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, including medical insurance and, in many locations, dental, vision, and mental‑health benefits.
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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.
