Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

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. We deliver unique and innovative products with a magic formula of cutting-edge technology, creative design, and hands-on experience playing and analyzing college and professional sports. These products have helped Second Spectrum partners to multiple NBA championships, to win matches on football pitches around the world, and 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 work 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 - Sr. Site Reliability Engineer We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to be a member of the Infrastructure Engineering group. Scale at Second Spectrum is driven by live events and it is common for resource usage to burst 100x. The infrastructure group builds the platform on which all Second Spectrum products are deployed, scaled, and monitored. We have been using now industry-standard technologies, like Kubernetes and Terraform, for almost a full decade. This role is based in our recently opened, global center, New York City office. Located in midtown Manhattan, amongst the iconic skyline, you'll be immersed in cultural richness that inspires innovation and creativity. Join our team and add your talents to building a hub for all of Genius Sports. Specifically, you can expect to: First and foremost, build and scale the deployment architecture that powers Second Spectrum’s products as we continue to grow Architect and implement cloud native solutions to our scaling problems with infrastructure as code tooling. Write code towards automation tooling and supporting devops deployment software. Empower engineers to build, test, deploy, and monitor services by themselves by building easy to use self-serve tooling Design and implement robust telemetry for all of the services Second Spectrum operates. Mentor and collaborate with engineers on other teams to promote healthy devops practices. Participate in an on-call rotation that emphasizes eliminating repeating escalations. Minimum Qualifications 4+ years combined experience in SRE or full-stack software engineering roles Experience using container technologies to test locally and deploy into production environments Software development experience scripting and building devops tooling; Experience supporting and debugging issues with compiled languages such as Rust, Golang or C++ in production. Ability to articulate and make decisions about trade-offs between rapid iteration and high-quality products Dislike solving the same problems again and again - so you automate or eliminate them Like to collaborate with others to solve problems, share knowledge, and provide feedback Strong communication skills when discussing technical concepts with technical and non-technical colleagues Preferred Qualifications ML Ops tooling experience Strong software development skills Our Stack AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, among others) Terraform, Typescript Postgresql, RabbitMQ, Pulsar, Redis Kubernetes, ArgoCD Grafana Prometheus, Loki, Tempo MLOps Tooling (Pachyderm, Dagster) Our Work Environment and What You Will Benefit From: Flat hierarchy and collaborative management by highly qualified technical leads Cutting-edge products to work on for major professional sports leagues and team Team-oriented, start-up mindset, innovative and dynamic environment, which encourages growth and provides opportunities to make an impact What’s in it for you? In addition to competitive salary and paid time off, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activities. The base salary range for this role is $165,000 - $175,000. A number of factors influence the specific  offer, including location, seniority, and relevant educational and working experience. How we work We have adapted a forward-thinking ‘Ways of Working’ framework, which sets out (amongst other things) the opportunities for Second Spectrum to work flexibly, remotely and on working holidays. It affects different teams and locations differently, so please ask for further information on how it would work with this role. Our employees stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing limits to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organization and to invest in our highly talented and diverse team. Second Spectrum, part of Genius Sports Group, is proud to be an equal opportunity 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.