Staff Software Engineer, Ad-Tech
Genius Sports · New York, NY
$240,000–$255,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor engineering role focused on building and maintaining real-time advertising and fan engagement platforms. The work spans backend services, data pipelines, streaming systems, web frontends, and on-site hardware components, with responsibility for architecture, end-to-end feature ownership, platform reliability, and release strategy. The role also involves mentoring engineers and translating product ideas into technical solutions.
Staff level · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (5)
The required skills section lists capabilities (distributed systems, real-time systems, API design, relational databases, messaging systems) rather than specific named technologies. The concrete named technologies all appear under the explicit 'bonus' / preferred section.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is listed as a requirement but is immediately qualified with 'or equivalent experience', so the degree requirement is set to None.
Pulsar and RabbitMQ are listed together in the bonus section; Pulsar is used as the primary name with RabbitMQ as an alternative since they serve the same messaging role.
The Staff seniority is supported by the title and the scope: org-wide architectural leadership, platform ownership, mentorship, and driving technical direction across multiple teams and products — genuine Staff-level signals beyond a typical Senior role.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): API design.
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