- Location
- Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Department
- Technology
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
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.
