Junior Software Engineer, Genius Sports

• You will have understanding of at least one object-oriented programming language (C#, Java, JS, Kotlin, Python, PHP, Golang, C++)
• You will have an understanding of the principles of good software design. Familiarity with core concepts such as information hiding, abstraction, module design, cohesion and coupling
• You will have knowledge of testing methodology and designing high-quality testing suites resilient to changes in implementation
• Curiosity and strong desire to learn and improve
• Social skills, being able to act as a facilitator, can balance enabling others with individual contributions
• Time management and asynchronous communication skills relevant for a remote-first engineering organization
• Enthusiasm and ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Adherence to our core engineering principles of Aligned Autonomy, Psychological Safety and Continuous Improvement

Desirable

• You will join one of our established, or soon to be formed, high-performance teams within the Betting division, as we invest heavily in our core and future Betting products
• You will be focusing on the delivery of technical and product-focused initiatives, to expand and scale up our industry leading Sportsbook and Risk Management products
• One example is our Advanced Risk team, who were set up to challenge conventional wisdom about risk management for sports betting operators. Using new measures of liability that take account of correlations between different markets on an event, and by monitoring betting patterns from the moment an event is opened for betting, we apply margins asymmetrically in a way that helps operators to make higher profit margins, reduce volatility and improve customer experience with greater uptime and fewer rejected bets
• Join a specially formed, highly skilled team delivering an innovative & intelligent product! Forming part of a multi-disciplinary Agile team of Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Data Scientists, QA Engineer and a Product Owner, you will look to work closely to the fundamental principles of continuous delivery and empowered, high-performing teams
• If you are looking to work on a smart solution, collaborate with astute engineers and deliver high caliber code with an autonomous & performance focused approach that supports success, delivery & quality, then this is for you
• As a Junior Software Engineer you and your team will build highly distributed, real-time, dynamically scaling systems using modern CI/CD pipelines & cloud infrastructure. You will be responsible for innovating, architecting, delivering & maintaining an industry-revolutionising product
• We will lean on your technical expertise and your pragmatic approach to problem solving; working in a team that prioritises the principles of Agile delivery and continuous improvement

• Please note we will only require your CV in English