Job Description

Description

Are you interested in working on products at the very cutting edge of technology? Want to join Vicon, an Academy Award-winning company, and the world's largest supplier of precision motion capture and tracking systems?

Vicon is the world leader in motion capture technology, developing high performance software and hardware products for the entertainment, engineering and life science industries. Vicon products are used in major feature films, games, and commercials, and are a crucial measurement tool for biomechanics, robotics, and cutting-edge science.

Vicon is a subsidiary of Oxford Metrics Plc.




We are looking for a C++ programmer to join our software team in Oxford, England. We work on a wide variety of very interesting technical projects and strive to produce high-quality, modern, elegant, robust code.

You would typically be working within small engineering teams with other software engineers, computer vision scientists, hardware engineers, and sometimes with high-profile industry partners. Our engineers come from a wide array of industries including Computer Games, Robotics, Trading, and many other scientific and engineering backgrounds.

We have an informal and friendly company culture and a healthy work/life balance. The role can include a substantial amount of remote working but would also involve some office-based work at our Yarnton site which also houses our research motion-capture studios.

Key Responsibilities

Developing our core application software architecture and new capabilities. Creating systems to synchronise and process high-volume data from many sources. Designing APIs, protocols, and plugins for integration with in-house and third-party software and hardware systems. Working on high performance algorithms and highly parallel real-time processing frameworks. Building tools to aid testing, analysis, and data visualization. Researching, designing, and presenting new technologies and approaches.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Skills

Very in-depth expertise in modern C++ (11-23). Strong maths, analysis, and communication skills. Experience designing substantial software systems and evidence of work on challenging projects.

Desirable Skills

STL, Boost, Python. Multi-threading, Networking, Optimization. Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion, Scientific Computing.

Benefits

Competitive salary 10% Company Pension 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays Life Cover Private Medical with Optical / Dental Insurance Permanent Health Insurance Cycle to work scheme. Free On-site Parking

About Vicon Motion Systems

Vicon is the world leader in Motion Capture, developing high performance software and innovative hardware products for the entertainment, engineering and medical industries. Vicon systems are a crucial tool for measurement and 3D tracking for cutting-edge science including biomechanics, robotics and virtual or augmented reality. Vicon products have been used in many major feature films, video games and commercials. We have offices in Yarnton, Denver, Los Angeles and Auckland.

Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is a subsidiary company of Oxford Metrics Plc.



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