Principal Computer Vision Engineer

Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd

Principal Engineer at Hawk-Eye Innovations guiding advanced computer vision systems with a focus on algorithm development and system design.

Posted 5/1/2026full-time🇬🇧 United KingdomLead💰 £76,340 - £109,060 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading the design and evolution of ball and player tracking algorithms using multi-camera systems
Owning multi-view geometry solutions across entire tracking pipelines
Driving improvements in occlusion handling, recovery and system robustness in live sports environments
Overseeing mature computer vision systems used in real-time production
Guiding performance optimisation across CPU and GPU workloads
Ensuring consistency and reliability across cross-platform deployments
Supporting integration into cloud-enabled and distributed systems
Influencing how systems are designed, built and scaled across the organisation
Lead the development of computer vision systems from concept through to production at a system level
Set technical direction and standards across algorithmic and engineering approaches
Own critical components and ensure long-term maintainability, scalability and quality
Work closely with discipline leads and engineers across CV, tracking, tooling and platform teams
Drive architectural discussions around performance, scalability and deployment
Identify limitations in existing systems and lead pragmatic improvements
Mentor and support engineers through technical guidance, reviews and collaboration
Act as a technical escalation point for complex challenges

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong commercial experience developing computer vision algorithms in production environments
Deep knowledge of modern C++, working within large and complex codebases
Strong understanding of performance optimisation across CPU and GPU
Solid experience with image processing, geometry and multi-camera systems
Experience working on systems deployed in real-world production environments
Ability to operate at both detailed algorithm level and high-level system design
Strong debugging skills across complex systems
Experience influencing technical direction or leading technical initiatives
Nice to Have (but not essential): Experience with CUDA or GPU acceleration
Awareness of concurrency, networking or operating system concepts
Experience working with cloud-based or distributed systems
Exposure to machine learning techniques

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
Enhanced pension scheme with 5% matching
Hybrid working model
Complimentary Unmind wellbeing app
Onsite gym (Basingstoke)
Sony Group Company discounts
Annual leave in line with local labour law
Access to sporting events and tickets
SZÉP Card
Nursery & Kindergarten contributions
Annual MOL Bubi Pass
Private medical insurance
Life & accident insurance
MindentMent Dental Clinic discounts
Seniority awards
Employee Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

computer vision algorithmsC++performance optimisationimage processingmulti-camera systemsdebuggingCUDAGPU accelerationcloud-based systemsmachine learning techniques

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringtechnical guidancecollaborationinfluencing technical directionproblem-solvingcommunicationsystem designperformance discussionscross-team collaboration