Senior Software Engineer - Edge Vision Platform

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p><em><span data-contrast="none">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,&nbsp;interactive&nbsp;and personalized than ever before. </span></em><a href="https://www.geniussports.com/about-us/"><em><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Learn more at geniussports.com.</span></span></em></a><span data-contrast="none"> </span></p> <h3><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><br>The Role: Senior Software Engineer – Edge Vision Platform</span></strong></h3> <p data-local-id="4fa8505f" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true" data-pm-slice="1 3 []">We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to be part of the Edge Computing team in the Data&amp;AI group. As we deliver real-time player tracking, sport analytics and broadcast augmentation to customers worldwide, we are looking to increase our capabilities for capturing video and running computer vision algorithms at the edge. This role focuses on the Vision platform, which consists of an iOS application running on iPhone-based cameras in sport venues, and the backend web services that support this fleet.</p> <p data-local-id="4be4105e3ae2" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true"><em data-prosemirror-content-type="mark" data-prosemirror-mark-name="em">Specifically, you can expect to:</em>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li data-local-id="a916231e4c21" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Design and code backend services and iOS camera application capabilities that support the Vision platform across sport venues worldwide</li> <li data-local-id="a271f6cb5b2f" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Design and code end-to-end processes enabling operational staff&nbsp;to autonomously deploy, monitor and diagnose video capture devices and services&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="04f2d9a753d4" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Take ownership of long-term technical efforts and articulate design choices to technical and non-technical people&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="65c2ac7bd34b" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Collaborate closely with teammates to solve problems, share knowledge and provide actionable feedback&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="d617cbc319cf" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Participate in an on-call rotation that emphasizes eliminating repeating escalations&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="dcac5731ac7e" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Visit our wonderful Lausanne Jordils office 4 times per week, with flexible hours&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h3 data-local-id="764107bfd4b2" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="heading" data-prosemirror-node-block="true"><br>Minimum Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li data-local-id="364acdcbd7cc" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Swiss/EU/EFTA citizen or residency permit in Switzerland&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="316ceeb58ce2" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">5+ years experience as a backend or software engineer&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="f8ba320e4fb1" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Proficient with at least one programming language among Rust, Swift and Go&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="044087e82517" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Strong experience designing, implementing and operating complex HTTP and WebSocket services at scale&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="6b775cb6f249" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Strong experience with concurrent programming&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="162c57fb9fd0" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Ability to communicate efficiently and articulate concepts based on the audience&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h3 data-local-id="730a342ea3b9" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="heading" data-prosemirror-node-block="true"><br>Preferred Qualifications&nbsp;</h3> <ul> <li data-local-id="3852701b8b8f" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Experience with video systems, including the FFmpeg library API, video compression and streaming concepts&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="c3ba9636c466" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Experience with machine learning systems, including CNN architecture and inference&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="f647a5dcc09f" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Experience with GPU computing, such as writing shaders&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="edbec7ba9c39" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true">Experience with iOS camera APIs and high performance iOS application development&nbsp;</li> <li data-local-id="83b5c15176a7" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph