DevOps Engineer

ABOUT US 

Genius Sports Group is one of the world’s largest sports technology companies, specializing in the capture, distribution and commercialization of live data, streams and digital content. We work in partnership with the biggest names in sports, betting and media to power a global ecosystem that benefits every stakeholder. Headquartered in London, we have offices in New York, Medellin, Tallinn, Sofia, Vilnius, Lausanne and Singapore, which are home to over 1,400 of our talented employees

Our Division 

GENIUS SPORTS MEDIA 

Genius Sports Media believes there’s a better way for sports and brands to connect with fans – using the power of live sports data. We deliver powerful, data-driven content to transform publishers sites, both large and small. But most importantly, we help fans understand the stories behind the stats.

The Role

We are looking for DevOps engineers who are hungry to learn continuously and take ownership of the tools and products that they work on in accordance to best practices for Agile Software Development, Continuous Delivery and DevOps. We believe that a good engineer demonstrates adaptability and can learn new skills effortlessly if they are motivated by what they do. 

Main responsibilities

• Producing high quality, maintainable, monitored and tested infrastructure and solutions
• Investigation and resolution of issues reported by internal and external customers
• Foster and promote best practices on DevOps (IaC, CI/CD, Cloud Computing)

Required Skills

• Linux system administration
• Professional experience building and hosting services in AWS
• Understanding of Docker, container orchestration and registry functionality
• Excellent knowledge of CI/CD techniques
• Experienced with at least one object oriented programming language
• Infrastructure as Code languages
• Excellent spoken and written English

Desirable Skills

• Experience using Gitlab CI/CD 
• Experience with Kubernetes, Flux and Helm
• Interest in Sport and Media
• Familiarity with push-based architectures ( reactive streams, Kafka, RabbitMQ )
• Willingness to learn and explore new technologies 
• Knowledge of progressive delivery patterns ( experiments, feature switching ) 

We Offer:  

As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on 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 activities.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are currently using virtual hiring processes in some locations, so that we can continue hiring great people whilst being mindful of the health of everyone involved in the recruitment process. Please therefore be aware that, among other things, interviews may take place by phone or video, and some new hires may need to be onboarded remotely (e.g. where access to office space is currently restricted). Our Talent Acquisition team will be able to advise of arrangements in relation to specific roles, so please reach out to them with any questions.

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, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other status protected by applicable law).