Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

London (Hybrid) | Hiring via Hollbridge Search

Are you a technical research leader with deep expertise in data compression? Would you like to work at the forefront of innovation, where your research directly powers products across industries like media, gaming, defense, and automotive?

I'm hiring on behalf of a pioneering deep tech client developing next compression and AI technologies. They are looking for an exceptional Engineering Manager to lead their technical research group.

About the Company

This company is transforming how data is processed, compressed, and delivered. With a strong foundation in AI, data compression, and extended reality (XR), they are behind several international media standards and hold a significant global IP portfolio.

Their award winning solutions are deployed across TV and media, live event production, eCommerce, security, aerospace, and more. The culture is collaborative, empowering, and focused on innovation at every level.

The Role

You will join as an Engineering Manager to lead a small, high impact research team focused on:

• Video and point cloud compression

• AI and ML applications such as Generative AI, intelligent edge, media indexing

• Algorithm optimization for performance and visual quality

You will work closely with engineering, product, and commercial teams to ensure research outcomes are translated into practical and commercial solutions.

What You Will Do

• Lead research initiatives with real world product impact

• Guide and mentor a team of researchers

• Collaborate cross functionally to bring R&D outcomes into engineering pipelines

• Stay current with emerging trends, contribute to standards organisations, and present findings both internally and externally

What We’re Looking For

Must Have Skills:

• Strong understanding of data compression including lossy and lossless techniques, spaces, and visual quality metrics

• Proficiency in Python and C++

• Understanding of parallel processing programming

• Solid grasp of the software development lifecycle

• Familiarity with standard developing organizations (SDOs)

Nice to Have Skills:

• Experience with visual quality assessment techniques

• Knowledge of TensorFlow, Generative AI, or media indexing

• Background in contributing to patents or published research

• Experience with standards organisations and conference presentations

• Comfortable with Agile workflows, JIRA, and Git version control

Why This Role?

• Join a company working at the forefront of compression and media technology

• Lead a high performing research team

• Work on projects with direct commercial impact

• Flexible hybrid working model and a fast paced, innovation led culture