Computer Vision Engineer - Sports Tracking
This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: Europe Computer Vision Engineer – Engineering Employment type: Full-time, permanent Salary: £48,120 – £64,150 Working model: Hybrid (2 days per week in the nearest office to you – London, Basingstoke, or Bristol) Introduction Hi, I’m Kieran Smith, Computer Vision Engineering Discipline Lead at Hawk-Eye Innovations. We’re looking for a Computer Vision Engineer to join our Tracking team. This role is about building, maintaining, and evolving production-grade computer vision systems that power our tracking solutions, from elite international sport through to emerging, lower-cost platforms. If you enjoy hands-on C++ development, taking ownership of complex systems, and seeing your work used in real-world sporting environments, this could be a great fit.
About the Role
As a Computer Vision Engineer in the Tracking team, you’ll play a key role in building cutting-edge tracking products used in sports like Tennis, Baseball, and Cricket. You’ll collaborate closely with experienced engineers to tackle complex software challenges, using an agile workflow with two-week sprints to deliver impactful solutions. We’re looking for a good all rounder who would like to be involved in a bit of everything. Whilst the majority of the role may focus around C++, maintaining and improving our Cricket tracking solutions, you’ll also have opportunities to work with SQL Databases in AWS, write serverless APIs in Python, and contribute to the mobile app development. In this role you’ll gain a good understanding of our whole Cricket ecosystem. What We Value At Hawk-Eye, we thrive on collaboration and innovation. Our team culture is built on openness, honesty, and a passion for pushing the limits of technology. We believe in learning together, supporting each other, and sharing knowledge freely. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be encouraged to take responsibility for different applications in our Cricket solution, having input in the technical direction of the product.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the design and implementation of components for our tracking systems
- Enhancing and maintaining our existing software.
- Collaborating with the team to drive full lifecycle development of projects.
- Supporting field testing, which may involve travel to sports events.
- Demonstrating a keen interest in innovation and learning.
Tech Stack and Skill Requirements
- Proficiency in C++ (modern C++ up to at least C++17).
- A solid understanding of multithreading and performance optimisation.
- A good understanding of architectural and object-oriented design principles and unit testing
- Familiarity with Git and Visual Studio.
- Familiarity with Python
Bonus Skills: While not required, experience or knowledge in any of the following areas would be beneficial:
- Qt
- Databases (SQL)
- OpenGL
- Networking
- AWS/Cloud Technologies
- 3D geometry and rendering
Reward, Benefits, and Wellness UK Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
- Enhanced pension scheme with 5% matching
- Hybrid working model
- Complimentary Unmind wellbeing app
- Onsite gym (Basingstoke)
- Access to sporting events and tickets
- Sony Group Company discounts
Equal Opportunity and Inclusion As part of Sony Sports Businesses, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We employ, retain, promote, and treat all employees and applicants fairly, based on skills, qualifications, and professional experience. Our goal is to provide a respectful, inclusive environment where people can contribute, develop, and succeed. This offer from "Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd" has been enriched by Jobgether.com and got a 77% flex score. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job