Principal Software Engineer - C++ (Cloud Video Framework)
Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)4 hours ago
Budapest, Hungary or London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Engineer next-generation Video Review solutions across multiple sports disciplines.
- Design and implement Video Review components with cross-functional teams.
- Optimize multithreaded code for live encoding and interface with video hardware.
- Participate in field testing and support deployments at live sporting events.
- Partner with product teams and customers to refine and deliver solutions.
- Lead technical discussions and contribute to architectural and design decisions.
- Champion code quality and continuous improvement.
- Mentor, support, and line manage engineers.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in modern C++, ideally through C++20.
- Experience writing multithreaded, performance-optimized code.
- Familiarity with Git, Visual Studio, and debugging workflows.
- Required experience with networking, including the TCP/IP stack and streaming protocols.
- Proactive mindset and eagerness to learn in an engineering team.
- Preferred knowledge of cloud architecture, particularly AWS.
- Preferred experience with FFmpeg, audio/video processing, or multimedia applications.
- Experience across hardware interfacing, network protocols, audio/video processing, and UI development is advantageous.
- Passion for sport or experience working in high-performance environments is advantageous.
Benefits
- Full-time permanent employment.
- 25 days of annual leave plus 8 public holidays.
- Enhanced pension scheme with 5% matching.
- Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.
- Long Service Rewards.
- Complimentary Unmind app.
- Access to sporting events and tickets.
- Sony Group Company Discounts.
- Working location in the UK or Hungary.
About Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)
Hawk-Eye Innovations builds officiating, tracking, replay, and broadcast-enhancement systems used across tennis, cricket, football, rugby, and other sports. It licenses technology and delivers on-site services to leagues, federations, and broadcasters, supporting video review, goal-line decisions, ball-tracking, and live data. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Basingstoke, UK, the company is owned by Sony (Sony Europe) and is part of the Sony Sports Innovations Group.