Senior Computer Vision Engineer

Join Our Team as a Senior Computer Vision Engineer at Hawk-Eye Innovations

Hi, I’m Thomas Rychlik, Senior Computer Vision Engineer and hiring manager for this role. I’m excited to invite you to apply for the Senior Computer Vision Engineer position at Hawk-Eye Innovations.

Location: Basingstoke, London or Bristol (Hybrid – 2 days in the office per week)

Salary: £64,150 - £85,540 per annum

A day in the life of a Computer Vision Engineer

As a computer vision engineer at Hawk-Eye Innovations, you will be part of an agile team that is responsible for the delivery of all ball, player and object tracking technology across sports such as tennis, football and cricket. On any given day you can expect to be solving the most complex and challenging computer vision problems, including multi-view geometry, image processing along with developing our artificial intelligence platform. You will be working with code that is prototyped and developed in Visual Studio C++ and working on solutions that take advantage of GPU processing, using CUDA to develop optimised solutions through experimentation with OpenCV.

You will partner closely with our product team and customers to establish requirements and develop innovative solutions to the most complex challenges within sports technology. You can expect to solve significant problems whilst leading and coaching more junior members of the team as we brainstorm solutions, conduct research and find the best approach. You will be working in agile principles, using two-week sprints to deliver game-changing technology and will support the configuration and deployment of our products that are delivered on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Performing analysis and optimisations for both CPU and GPU

• Developing vision processing algorithms and making enhancements to our AI platform

• Full life cycle development of projects, liaising with creatives, product engineers and the wider development team

• Building complex tools and mentoring/coaching the wider team with how to use the tools you have created and introduced

• Reporting progress and issues to the team

• A desire and the ability to innovate, learn and push the boundaries

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• You will be an expert in computer vision algorithms and techniques

• You will be an expert in C++

• You will have a strong knowledge of performance optimisation for CPU and GPU

• You will have significant experience with networking, concurrency, operating systems

• You will have significant knowledge of skeletal tracking and machine learning and be familiar with machine learning libraries

• You will have an expert understanding of Git, Visual Studio and Cuda

• You will have the ability to coach and mentor more junior members of our computer vision team

• You will have demonstrable experience with solving complex problems alongside providing detailed input for design and solutions

• You will have demonstrable experience of understanding the bigger picture and commercial implications of work the team outputs

Our Computer Vision Team Culture

Our computer vision team at Hawk-Eye is built on a culture shaped by openness and honesty, along with a desire to push the boundaries of technology and innovation. We are collaborative but also run with autonomy, and are focused on solving the most complex problems within computer vision. Our business and output are challenging and we thrive in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. We are agile and strive for the highest quality in everything we do. As a team, we are constantly learning, challenging and pushing ourselves.

Our Tech Stack

At Hawk-Eye Innovations, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation within global sport. As part of our team, you will work closely with exceptional people and the most cutting edge technologies.

You can expect to work with:

• Primarily modern C++ (C++17 and soon C++20)

• CUDA

• Production software targets Windows 10 (plus some Linux software, e.g. for ML training)

• Tools: Git, cmake, Visual C++, TeamCity, JIRA, Confluence, Slack

• Libraries: OpenCV, Ceres, Qt (and quite a few more smaller ones)

UK Benefits

• Annual Leave: 25 days + 8 public holidays

• Enhanced Pension Scheme: 5% matching

• Flexible Working: Hybrid model (2 days in the office per week)

• Wellness: Complimentary Unmind app, onsite gym (Basingstoke)

• Exclusive Perks: Access to sporting events and tickets, Sony Group Company
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Equal Opportunity Employer

Hawk-Eye is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability, or union membership status.

Apply Today!

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Hawk-Eye Innovations and make a significant impact in football technology. If you're looking for a role where you can solve real-world problems at scale, we’d love to hear from you!