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 - Senior Software Engineer (Broadcast Augmentation)

You’ll work at the intersection of real-time broadcast augmentation and video distribution, building systems that enhance how live sports are experienced and delivered. In this role, you’ll develop real-time augmentation and video processing pipelines used in sports broadcast workflows. You’ll help shape low-latency, curated viewing experiences powered by intelligent content selection and rich data derived from optical and on-field sensor tracking.

We believe live and post-game sports distribution is evolving rapidly, and this role plays a key part in defining what that experience becomes.

What you will use day to day

You’ll primarily work with Rust, alongside substantial use of C++ and Lua in specific parts of the stack.



You’ll also work across other languages and tools as you integrate systems and support internal workflows

Qualifications:
- Strong software development experience with system-level languages (C++/Rust).
- Experience working with concurrent, performance-sensitive systems.
- 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 C++, Rust, Python, Lua, Java, Kotlin, Typescript, etc.
- Proven ability to lead features or subsystems from ambiguous requirements through to production
- Experience improving system architecture, observability, and testing practices
- Strong collaboration skills, including code reviews, pairing, and clear technical communication

Nice to have Qualifications:
- Experience in video engineering (capture, encoding/decoding, transport, synchro

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Medellín)
🏢 Genius Sports
📍 Medellín