Genius Sports
Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Genius Sports, New York, New York, us, 10261
A bit about us
Genius Sports is one of the largest, fastest-growing and innovative sports technology companies in the world. We power the global ecosystem connecting sports, gaming and media. We enable leagues to take control of their official data to create immersive fan experiences. As a global sports technology company, we operate on five continents and employ around 1,800 professionals.We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our core platform team (DevSecOps), to help drive the development of scalable and robust systems using cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
About the roleAs a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, your responsibilities will include producing useful, economical, and best-of-breed solutions that can be picked up by development teams and DevOps engineers across the company. This position is a perfect match for a person who enjoys developing innovative solutions to technical challenges with opportunities to contribute broadly in a dynamic and collaborative team-based environment.Specifically, you can expect to:First and foremost, build and scale the deployment architecture that powers Genius Sports products as we continue to grow.Architect and implement cloud native solutions with infrastructure as code tooling.Write code towards automation tooling and supporting DevOps deployment software.Design and implement robust telemetry for all of the services Genius Sports operates.Mentor and collaborate with engineers on other teams to promote DevOps best practices.
Main ResponsibilitiesDesign and development of new solutions to aid the development process and delivery.Producing high quality, maintainable, monitored and tested infrastructure and solutions.Troubleshooting and resolution of problems.Be part of the core Platform team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.Providing technical leadership and guidance to other engineers, ensuring the successful delivery of projects.Supporting achieving the business goals of the company, collaborating closely with the rest of the engineering teams.Overseeing the maintenance and development of build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-infrastructure.Ensuring the security of cloud-hosted systems and implementing security checks for new code entering production environments.Developing and maintaining the core observability stack for production services, covering alerting, metrics, logging, and dashboard creation.Conducting constructive peer reviews of features and contributing to good reviewee hygiene.Monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting systems owned by the core Platform team, including retrospectives, live-support, bug-fixes, and security improvements.Maintenance and evolution of technical documentation (guides, runbooks, RCA/post-mortems, etc.).Mentoring and coaching engineers within the platform team and across multiple disciplines.Participating in and improving agile ceremonies, including planning, refining, retrospectives, and stand-ups for sprints and planning increments.
Required Skills and ExperienceAWS, Kubernetes and Software Development experience:Automation of repetitive tasks using scripting languages (Bash, Python, NodeJs, Powershell, etc.)Practical knowledge of at least one programming language (C++, C#, Java, JS, Kotlin, Python, PHP, Golang)Knowledge of container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes or ECS.Ability to lead and execute on the DevOps/Cloud engineering visionTechnical expertise in networking, data structures, and cloud native technologies.Expert-level knowledge of at least one infrastructure-as-code language (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).Detailed knowledge of building observable systems and understanding the fundamentals of cohesive dashboard design.Detailed knowledge of build systems and building containerized applications.Understanding of continuous delivery principles, including feature-switching, canary releases, and CI/CD pipelines.Understanding of core security principles and their application in continuous delivery systems.Flexibility to work on all areas of the service stack, including front-end, back-end, and infrastructure.Familiarity with messaging and asynchronous communication technologies.
Desirable Skills and ExperienceKnowledge and interest in sports.Knowledge of testing methodology and designing high-quality testing suites resilient to changes in implementation.Understanding of the principles of good software design, including awareness of core concepts such as information hiding, abstraction, module design, cohesion, and coupling.Experience in capturing and exposing productivity signals to the engineering team.
Our StackAWS Organization 100+ accountsAWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, among others)GitLab CI/CDTerraform/Terragrunt, NodeJsKubernetes, ArgoCDGrafana PrometheusBackstageWhat’s in it for you?As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activi ties.The base salary range for this role is $175,000 – $200,000. There are a number of factors which affect what the specific pay offer would be for this role, including location, seniority, and relevant educational and working experience. This is base salary only – all full-time roles will also be eligible to take part in Genius Sports benefits and equity plan, and some roles may be eligible to take part in a bonus plan. For more details on the compensation and benefits package, please get in touch with our Talent team.
How we workWe have adapted a forward-thinking ‘Ways of Working’ framework, which sets out (amongst other things) the opportunities for Genius Sports to work flexibly, remotely and on working holidays. It affects different teams and locations differently, so please ask for further information on how it would work with this role.Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organization and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team.Genius Sports Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.
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Genius Sports is one of the largest, fastest-growing and innovative sports technology companies in the world. We power the global ecosystem connecting sports, gaming and media. We enable leagues to take control of their official data to create immersive fan experiences. As a global sports technology company, we operate on five continents and employ around 1,800 professionals.We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our core platform team (DevSecOps), to help drive the development of scalable and robust systems using cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
About the roleAs a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, your responsibilities will include producing useful, economical, and best-of-breed solutions that can be picked up by development teams and DevOps engineers across the company. This position is a perfect match for a person who enjoys developing innovative solutions to technical challenges with opportunities to contribute broadly in a dynamic and collaborative team-based environment.Specifically, you can expect to:First and foremost, build and scale the deployment architecture that powers Genius Sports products as we continue to grow.Architect and implement cloud native solutions with infrastructure as code tooling.Write code towards automation tooling and supporting DevOps deployment software.Design and implement robust telemetry for all of the services Genius Sports operates.Mentor and collaborate with engineers on other teams to promote DevOps best practices.
Main ResponsibilitiesDesign and development of new solutions to aid the development process and delivery.Producing high quality, maintainable, monitored and tested infrastructure and solutions.Troubleshooting and resolution of problems.Be part of the core Platform team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.Providing technical leadership and guidance to other engineers, ensuring the successful delivery of projects.Supporting achieving the business goals of the company, collaborating closely with the rest of the engineering teams.Overseeing the maintenance and development of build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-infrastructure.Ensuring the security of cloud-hosted systems and implementing security checks for new code entering production environments.Developing and maintaining the core observability stack for production services, covering alerting, metrics, logging, and dashboard creation.Conducting constructive peer reviews of features and contributing to good reviewee hygiene.Monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting systems owned by the core Platform team, including retrospectives, live-support, bug-fixes, and security improvements.Maintenance and evolution of technical documentation (guides, runbooks, RCA/post-mortems, etc.).Mentoring and coaching engineers within the platform team and across multiple disciplines.Participating in and improving agile ceremonies, including planning, refining, retrospectives, and stand-ups for sprints and planning increments.
Required Skills and ExperienceAWS, Kubernetes and Software Development experience:Automation of repetitive tasks using scripting languages (Bash, Python, NodeJs, Powershell, etc.)Practical knowledge of at least one programming language (C++, C#, Java, JS, Kotlin, Python, PHP, Golang)Knowledge of container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes or ECS.Ability to lead and execute on the DevOps/Cloud engineering visionTechnical expertise in networking, data structures, and cloud native technologies.Expert-level knowledge of at least one infrastructure-as-code language (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).Detailed knowledge of building observable systems and understanding the fundamentals of cohesive dashboard design.Detailed knowledge of build systems and building containerized applications.Understanding of continuous delivery principles, including feature-switching, canary releases, and CI/CD pipelines.Understanding of core security principles and their application in continuous delivery systems.Flexibility to work on all areas of the service stack, including front-end, back-end, and infrastructure.Familiarity with messaging and asynchronous communication technologies.
Desirable Skills and ExperienceKnowledge and interest in sports.Knowledge of testing methodology and designing high-quality testing suites resilient to changes in implementation.Understanding of the principles of good software design, including awareness of core concepts such as information hiding, abstraction, module design, cohesion, and coupling.Experience in capturing and exposing productivity signals to the engineering team.
Our StackAWS Organization 100+ accountsAWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, among others)GitLab CI/CDTerraform/Terragrunt, NodeJsKubernetes, ArgoCDGrafana PrometheusBackstageWhat’s in it for you?As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activi ties.The base salary range for this role is $175,000 – $200,000. There are a number of factors which affect what the specific pay offer would be for this role, including location, seniority, and relevant educational and working experience. This is base salary only – all full-time roles will also be eligible to take part in Genius Sports benefits and equity plan, and some roles may be eligible to take part in a bonus plan. For more details on the compensation and benefits package, please get in touch with our Talent team.
How we workWe have adapted a forward-thinking ‘Ways of Working’ framework, which sets out (amongst other things) the opportunities for Genius Sports to work flexibly, remotely and on working holidays. It affects different teams and locations differently, so please ask for further information on how it would work with this role.Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organization and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team.Genius Sports Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.
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