Senior Android Developer, Hawk-Eye Innovations

• Strong, hands-on experience in Android development using Kotlin
• Deep understanding of Android application architecture, lifecycle, and threading
• Proven experience working with the Camera 2 API in production
• Experience building high-performance, real-time mobile applications primarily using Kotlin
• Solid understanding of software design principles and clean code practices
• Comfortable taking ownership and influencing technical direction

Desirable

• This is a permanent opportunity offering long-term growth, learning, and the chance to help shape the future of sport
• While Hawk-Eye has deep expertise in computer vision, tracking, and sports technology, we have limited experience building on mobile platforms
• This role exists to bring that expertise in-house, blending mobile development knowledge with Hawk-Eye’s core engineering strengths to create new, scalable solutions that can be used far beyond elite venues
• You’ll be working on a production in-house Android application used by Hawk-Eye’s tracking and development teams
• Enhancing and modernising an existing Android application
• Improving performance, stability, and user experience
• Working directly with mobile camera pipelines using the Android Camera 2 API
• Integrating and running machine learning models on-device to support:
• Ball tracking
• Player tracking
• Optimising threading models, lifecycle management, and performance for real-time workloads
• Supporting hands-on testing in live sports environments
• Collaborating closely with Tracking and Computer Vision teams to ensure clean system integration
• Lead best practices for Android mobile development
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Kotlin-based Android applications
• Own complex features from design through to delivery
• Work closely with developers across Tracking, Tooling, and Computer Vision
• Support testing, debugging, and deployment of new features
• Participate in technical discussions and code reviews
• Contribute pragmatically in an agile, sprint-based environment