Principal C++ Engineer — Cloud Video Frameworks (Remote)

Hawk-Eye Innovations; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & Remote Working

Generous Annual Leave

Company Reward Schemes

Onsite Gym

Free Access to Unmind App

Sony Discounts

Pension Scheme

Health & Wellness Activities

Job summary

Hawk-Eye Innovations seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development of our next-generation video services. This leadership role will shape core C++ video frameworks, ensuring performance, frame-accuracy, and reliability across local and distributed environments.

You'll mentor senior and mid-level engineers, collaborate with product teams and customers, and solve complex synchronization and transcoding challenges using FFmpeg in a hybrid edge-to-cloud setting.

Qualifications

• Mastery of modern C++ (up to C++20) with extensive multithreaded, high-performance code for demanding environments.
• Proficiency with Git, Visual Studio, and advanced debugging workflows for complex, distributed systems.
• Proven ability to lead people and technical direction, navigating stakeholders with credibility.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap for core C++ video frameworks, ensuring modularity, scalability, and edge-to-cloud adaptability.
• Write and review high-performance, multithreaded code that sets the standard for the organization.

Skills

C++

Multithreading

Video codecs

FFmpeg

Leadership

Tools

Git

Visual Studio

Debugging

Job description

Hawk-Eye Innovations seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development of our next-generation video services. This leadership role will shape core C++ video frameworks, ensuring performance, frame-accuracy, and reliability across local and distributed environments.

You'll mentor senior and mid-level engineers, collaborate with product teams and customers, and solve complex synchronization and transcoding challenges using FFmpeg in a hybrid edge-to-cloud setting.