Staff Computer Vision Engineer

Company Description

We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

Job Description

Staff Computer Vision Engineer for Automated Content

Interested in Computer Vision, Deep Learning and other modern technologies? Then the Automated Content team within Sportradar is the right fit for you. We are enhancing the sports experience for fans, athletes, and teams across the globe through world-class computer vision solutions and are committed to advancing the state of the art of Sport through continuous innovation with a specialized and distributed team focused on research and development in areas such as computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, data science and beyond. We are on a mission to automate sports content creation - the data and video – that feeds products and services we deliver to our partners. The possibilities to revolutionize the world of sport are vast, and we are only at the beginning of our journey.

Our cutting-edge technologies revolutionize the way individuals interact with and participate in sports. We create innovative hardware and software solutions leading to automated viewing experiences, real-time statistics, and event forecasting. By doing so, we are enhancing the experiences of broadcasters, fans, and media partners by developing products that cater to their evolving needs and requirements, as well as enabling an experience where people can engage with sport in new and meaningful ways.

We seek a talented Staff Computer Vision Engineer to join our team: a diverse, highly skilled, and enthusiastic team on the mission to reinvent the world of sports.

About the role

We are looking for a Staff Computer Vision Engineer to reinforce our talented and enthusiastic Computer Vision (CV) Team, obtaining deep-data from videos of sports. This dynamic team, composed of both remote and headquarters-based experts, works on challenging subjects such as player and ball tracking, segmentation, re-identification, 3D localization, event detection, etc.

Your role will be to research, design, implement, compare, integrate and optimize CV solutions to leverage the power of sports data for millions of sports enthusiasts.

Join the #1 sport’s data company to tackle real-world challenges, and help us change the way sport is consumed.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, implement, compare, integrate and optimize state-of-the-art CV/ML algorithms for our existing and upcoming products 
• Use CV/ML to automate and simplify the day-to-day work of manual operators
• Share knowledge within the team located across multiple (European) countries

The challenge

• Stay up-to-date and apply state-of-the-art CV methods
• Find an optimal solution in term of accuracy, considering real-time constraints
• Collaborating with a talented team composed of both remote and headquarters-based experts
• Integrate research into real-world products
• Write clean, scalable, optimized, documented, and understandable code
• Participate in code review processes, when area of expertise is applicable
• Build reusable code libraries, when those are required

Your skills

• At least 6 years of professional experience with Computer Vision and Machine Learning (e.g. multi-objects tracking, segmentation, event detection, 3D estimation, projective geometry, classic image processing algorithms, model evaluation, etc.)
• 5+ year experience in developing or using deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch , TensorFlow, etc.)
• Expert programming skills with Python (and its underlying data-science libraries) and basic software engineering skills (e.g., design patterns, SOLID, etc.)
• Experience in AWS environment
• Excellent communication skills in English and ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts
• Very comfortable with modern development methodologies and tooling, including Agile, Git, code review, AI-assisted development tools, etc.
• Autonomous and rigorous, and a team player, with a positive mindset
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Be creative and innovation focused

Work Format

While we appreciate the flexibility and benefits of working from home, we strongly believe that coming together in person fosters stronger connections, encourages collaboration, and drives innovation - both as individuals and as a company. The energy, shared ideas, and team support we experience in the office strengthen the foundation of our success and culture. For this reason, we are an office-first business operating on a fully on-site model, with team members working in the office five days a week to build relationships, exchange ideas, and grow together.

Additional Information

At Sportradar, we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100% of the listed criteria) – we believe skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and grow with us, we invite you to join our team!