Software Engineer (Computer Vision Team)

Second Spectrum is a Sports Emmy-winning data & tech company that is building the next way of seeing sports - by capturing and producing the highest quality data and innovative content for many of the world’s largest leagues and media partners, such as the NFL, NBA, English Premier League, ESPN, Amazon, and CBS Sports.

We are pushing the boundaries of deep tech -- machine learning, computer vision, big data, augmented and virtual reality. Our passion for cutting-edge design and decades of experience playing college and professional sports is an equal part of the magic that brings unique and innovative products to life. These products have helped Second Spectrum partners to multiple NBA championships, to win matches on football pitches around the world, to entertain and educate millions of fans on TV and digital. In 2021, Second Spectrum was acquired by Genius Sports, bringing together a unique combination of technological, operational and commercial capabilities.

We believe that technology will revolutionize the way that sports are played, coached, and experienced. We're just getting started turning our joint vision of transformative sports technologies into reality. 

Second Spectrum is the place to be if you’re interested in working on cutting edge technology in sports, alongside incredibly driven and ambitious teammates. Our innovative and dynamic environment emphasizes opportunities for motivated individuals to maximize their growth and impact.

The Role: Computer Vision Engineer

We are looking for a production-oriented, computer vision engineer to design, develop and implement computer vision and machine learning cutting-edge technologies to ensure our market-leading position in sports player tracking and broadcast solutions.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, prototype, implement and test software and computer vision & machine learning algorithms in Rust, Python, and C++.
• Develop and optimize real-time and high-accuracy sports solutions with modern CV: object detection, recognition and tracking, camera calibration, 3D reconstruction, etc.
• Manage interdisciplinary projects in collaboration with different groups within the company.
• Implement and provide best-practices for maintainable software development, including deployment process, documentation, and adherence to and improvement of coding standards.
• Leverage Amazon Web Services (EC2 and S3) to run algorithms on a large number of servers in the cloud.
• Support and monitor live systems, including on-call rotation for computer vision systems during sports seasons.
• Continuously learn new applications and apply learnings to new challenges.

Our Software Stack:

• Main programming languages: Python 3, Rust, modern C++
• Frameworks: OpenCV, CUDA, FFmpeg, Pytorch, NumPy, scikit-learn
• Codebase: Git with GitLab
• Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, S3), Docker, Linux
• Productivity: Slack, Notion, Google Appsequirements

What You Have:

• 2+ years of industrial experience in the full development life cycle: design, prototype, implementation, testing, and performance evaluation of software
• 2+ years of industrial experience in computer vision and modern machine learning algorithms, such as deep learning
• BSc or MSc in computer science or a related degree, with strong software engineering and modern computer vision components
• Solid experience in software engineering: modern software development practices and tools, concurrent and distributed programming, operating systems, computer networks, database systems
• Fully proficient in Python and modern C++ with exposure to functional & object-oriented programming paradigms. Other languages such as Rust will be considered as an advantage for some of our multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience with high-performance computing, GPU computing, and real-time systems would set you apart

Our Work Environment and What You Will Benefit From:

• Cutting-edge products to work on for major professional sports leagues and teams.
• Team-oriented engineering habits and software engineering best practices (readable, maintainable, and efficient code).
• Flat hierarchy and collaborative management led by highly-qualified technical leads.
• Innovative and dynamic environment, which encourages self-development and opportunities to make an impact.
• Multicultural team with employees based across several countries.
• Flexible working hours and 25 annual vacation days.
• Attend international CV conferences (e.g. ICCV or CVPR); discuss papers on a regular basis.

As a general approach, we interview for aptitude over specific technologies or languages. Please be prepared to speak to anything listed on your resume or in your portfolio.

What’s in it for you? 

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

How we work 

We have adapted a forward-thinking ‘Ways of Working’ framework, which sets out (amongst other things) the opportunities for Geniuses to work flexibly, remotely and on working holidays. It affects different teams and locations differently, so please ask for further information in how it would work with this role. 

Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organisation and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team of Geniuses

Second Spectrum, part of 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, different abilities or disability, gender identity or re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.