Senior Software Engineer

Hydrogen Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in London is seeking an experienced C++ Video Streaming Engineer on a 6-month contract. You will design and optimise live streaming capabilities while leveraging hardware acceleration for high-performance video processing. The ideal candidate has expertise in WebRTC and strong C++ skills. This role is hybrid, requiring 2 days onsite per week, with a pay rate of £250-£300 per day.

Qualifications

• Expertise in WebRTC live video streaming development.
• Strong experience with software video pipelines (eg, GStreamer, FFmpeg).
• Excellent C++ skills, including multi-threading and performance optimisation.
• Proven ability to deliver maintainable and well-documented code.
• Proactive self-starter able to take projects from concept to production.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise live streaming capabilities into existing software pipelines.
• Leverage hardware acceleration for high-performance video processing.
• Develop secure software for a regulated environment.
• Maintain code quality and participate in peer reviews.

Skills

WebRTC live video streaming development

Software video pipelines

C++ skills

Multi-threading

Performance optimisation

Excellent communication

Collaboration skills

Job description

C++ Video Streaming Engineer (Contract)

Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week)

Duration: 6 months

Pay Rate: £250-£300 per day

A Day in the Life

• Design, implement, and optimise live streaming capabilities into existing software-based video pipelines.
• Leverage hardware acceleration to build high-performance, low-latency video capture, processing, AI inference, visualization, and streaming software.
• Develop robust and secure-by-design software for a regulated environment.
• Maintain code quality, reliability, and performance, participating in peer reviews and continuous improvement.

Must Haves

• Expertise in WebRTC live video streaming development.
• Strong experience with software video pipelines (eg, GStreamer, FFmpeg).
• Excellent C++ (C+ or higher) skills, including multi-threading, inter-process communication, and performance optimisation.
• Proven ability to deliver clean, maintainable, well-documented code.
• A proactive self-starter able to take projects from concept to production.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Haves

• Experience embedding Vonage (TokBox) Video API/SDK into native apps/services.
• Experience with telemetry ingestion and analysis (eg, OpenSearch) for distributed systems.
• Familiarity with C+.
• Understanding of video compression and codecs (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9).
• Strong working knowledge of Linux environments and tooling.

If you're passionate about cutting-edge video tech and want to make an impact in the medical innovation space - we'd love to hear from you.

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