C++/Python Developer - HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12-month contract
Location: Remote
Rate: £361-£500 per day
Engagement: Paye VIA Trust in SODA

Role Summary
As a software engineer working on AR/VR at our client, you'll be driving efforts to develop and prototype computer-vision based experiences that provide creativity and social play experiences for people connecting through AR or VR products. This includes building the infrastructure that supports the development of these experiences, and prototyping and optimizing them to explore and define the future of online social interaction.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and launch efficient & reliable data pipelines.
• Develop prototypes for future AR/VR experiences, cutting edge research, drive continued development, or integrate robust solutions into products.
• Code using primarily C++ and Python.
• Conduct design and code reviews.
• Analyse and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.
• Complete medium to large features (each with many tasks) independently without guidance.
• Proactively identify and drive changes as needed for assigned codebase, product area and/or systems.

Key Skills

• 8-10 years of experience in Python and C++
• Experience with computer graphics and/or game engines technologies.
• Experience with performance and process optimization.
• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage one's time.
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue.

Bonus Skills

• AR/VR experience