Senior Computer Vision Engineer, Hawk-Eye Innovations
£64.2-85.5k
Sports officiating & broadcast technology
Job no longer available
Sports officiating & broadcast technology
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
£64.2-85.5k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver best-in-class officiating, broadcast, and digital solutions to the sports world.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
- 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)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Hawk-Eye Innovations, part of Sony, delivers technology that enhances fairness, safety, and excitement for thousands of sporting events worldwide. As a leader in vision processing, Hawk-Eye provides solutions for officiating, video management, production, broadcasting, and digital experiences, helping teams, officials, and fans enjoy sports more effectively.
With a long list of clients, including Adidas, Fox Sports, and Nascar, Hawk-Eye has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of sports innovation. The company is constantly pushing boundaries, and is often called upon to create bespoke solutions tailored to the unique needs of sports leagues and broadcasters.
More recently, Hawk-Eye has continued to expand its use of automated officiating systems, particularly in tennis and football, where line-calling and offside decisions are increasingly driven by real-time tracking and AI-assisted analysis. These systems not only improve accuracy but also speed up decision-making, reducing disruption to gameplay. As leagues look to balance fairness with flow, hawk-Eye's technology is becoming an integral part of how modern sports is governed.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flexible & Remote Working
- Generous Annual Leave
- Company Reward Schemes
- Health & Wellness Activities
- Onsite Gym
- Free Access to Unmind App
- Sony Discounts
- Pension Scheme
Company HQ
Basingstoke, UK
Leadership
Rufus Hack
(CEO)Rufus joined Hawk-Eye in 2021 as CEO. Prior to this, he worked at the European Tour for 6 years as the Head of Strategy, Chief Content Officer, and COO.
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