About the job
Join Our Team as a Senior Computer Vision Engineer!
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £58,810 – £80,190
Working Model: Hybrid (2 days per week in the nearest office to you – London, Basingstoke, or Bristol)
About Us
Hello, I’m Kieran Smith, the Computer Vision Engineering Discipline Lead at Hawk-Eye Innovations. We are on the lookout for a talented Senior Computer Vision Engineer to enrich our Cricket Engineering team.
In this role, you will be instrumental in building, maintaining, and enhancing production-grade computer vision systems that power our cricket tracking solutions, spanning from elite international sports to emerging lower-cost platforms.
If you thrive on hands-on C++ development, relish taking ownership of intricate systems, and want to see your work utilized in real-world sporting scenarios, this position is perfect for you!
Your Role
This is a senior, hands-on engineering position within the Cricket Solution Squad, engaging with the entire cricket tracking ecosystem.
Your focus will be on computer vision-intensive engineering and system ownership. You will drive improvements to long-standing production systems, modernize legacy platforms, and contribute to new capabilities that broaden Hawk-Eye’s reach into new cricket markets.
Daily Responsibilities
You will collaborate closely with experienced engineers in an agile two-week sprint environment, addressing real engineering challenges that significantly influence live and post-event cricket tracking.
While your primary focus will be on C++ development, enhancing our core tracking software, you will also have the opportunity to:
- Engage with SQL databases in AWS
- Develop serverless APIs in Python
- Contribute to supporting tools across the wider cricket ecosystem
Over time, you will gain comprehensive, end-to-end insights into how our cricket tracking platform functions and help shape its future trajectory.
Focus Area – Cricket
You will work within the iHawk and cricket solution ecosystem, which includes:
- Developing, extending, and modernizing core cricket tracking software
- Creating and maintaining computer vision-heavy tracking components

