Senior Mobile Developer (Android)
Hawk-Eye Innovations
Salary: £58,810 – £80,190
Location: Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office (Basingstoke, London, or Bristol – whichever is nearest)
Join Hawk-Eye Innovations as a Senior Mobile Developer (Android)
When Hawk-Eye was first used in 2001, it employed state-of-the-art camera and computer technologies for the time. Cameras ran at just 480x120 resolution, and the PCs processing that data were significantly slower than today’s mobile phones.
Since then, Hawk-Eye has continuously evolved alongside technology, always pushing to deliver the very best solutions for elite sport. Today, Hawk-Eye systems are trusted at Wimbledon, Lord’s, and across the Premier League.
Now, with the full support of Sony, Hawk-Eye is making a major push to bring this level of insight and innovation to the lower tiers of sport — and mobile devices are a key part of making that happen.
While Hawk-Eye has deep expertise in computer vision, tracking, and sports technology, we have limited experience building on mobile platforms. This role exists to bring that expertise in-house, blending mobile development knowledge with Hawk-Eye’s core engineering strengths to create new, scalable solutions that can be used far beyond elite venues.
This is a permanent opportunity offering long-term growth, learning, and the chance to help shape the future of sport.
What You’ll Be Working On
You’ll be working on a production in-house Android application used by Hawk-Eye’s tracking and development teams.
Key areas include:
* Enhancing and modernising an existing Android application
* Improving performance, stability, and user experience
* Working directly with mobile camera pipelines using the Android Camera 2 API
* Integrating and running machine learning models on-device to support:
o Ball tracking
o Player tracking
* Optimising threading models, lifecycle management, and performance for real-time workloads
* Supporting hands‑on testing in live sports environments
* Collaborating closely with Tracking and Computer Vision teams to ensure clean system integration
Key Responsibilities
* Lead best practices for Android mobile development
* Design, develop, and maintain high‑quality Kotlin‑based Android applications
* Own complex features from design through to delivery
* Work closely with developers across Tracking, Tooling, and Computer Vision
* Support testing, debugging, and deployment of new features
* Participate in technical discussions and code reviews
* Contribute pragmatically in an agile, sprint‑based environment
Tech Stack and Experience Requirements (Senior Level) :
Essential:
* Strong, hands‑on experience in Android development using Kotlin
* Deep understanding of Android application architecture, lifecycle, and threading
* Proven experience working with the Camera 2 API in production
* Experience building high‑performance, real‑time mobile applications primarily using Kotlin
* Solid understanding of software design principles and clean code practices
* Comfortable taking ownership and influencing technical direction
Highly desirable:
* Experience running or integrating machine learning models on mobile devices
* Understanding of on‑device performance optimisation for video or ML workloads
* Experience with mobile video capture or processing pipelines
Bonus skills:
* FFmpeg
* OpenCV
* Networking
* AWS
* iOS development
Rewards, Benefits, and Wellbeing (UK)
* Annual leave: 25 days plus 8 public holidays
* Enhanced pension scheme with 5% employer matching
* Hybrid and flexible working model
* Wellbeing support, including complimentary access to the Unmind app
* Onsite gym (Basingstoke office)
* Access to sporting events and tickets
* Sony Group Company employee discounts
Equal Opportunity Employer
Hawk‑Eye Innovations, part of Sony Sports Businesses, is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.
We employ, retain, promote, and treat all employees fairly based on skills, experience, and potential, and aim to provide a respectful environment where everyone can contribute, develop, and succeed.
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