Software Engineer

Role: Software Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: UK - London

Reports into: Lead Software Engineer

About the role

disguise is looking for a mid-level software engineer who considers themselves a generalist programmer. You will work in a small, highly focused team that is light on process and hands-on by default, writing software for demanding end users in situations where failure is visible to an audience of thousands.

Our products design, sequence and control live productions across film and TV, broadcast, and live events. The code you write runs in front of an audience, often with no second take.

What you will do

• Own delivery of projects: customer projects, large features and internal tooling
• Build and help specify new features, working with Product to shape them
• Improve, support and maintain existing areas of the product
• Write testable, maintainable code, and the unit tests that prove it
• Debug methodically, using tools and logging to establish root cause rather than symptom
• Review the work of others constructively, explaining the reasoning behind a correction
• Work closely with Support so they understand issues in the codebase
• Share knowledge of your areas with the wider team

Essential experience we are looking for

• 3+ years experience writing C++ in a professional environment
• Experience releasing at least one commercial software product
• Experience working in a team to create code, review code and fix bugs

Desirables

• Background in high performance, real-time systems
• Experience of Visual Studio, Python, Windows, DirectX
• Graphics development, Unreal Engine 5, or games industry experience
• Media server experience

Skills, behaviour and values we are looking for

• You will have clear communication, both verbal and written
• You will have excellent attention to detail, when writing and reviewing code
• You will enjoy problem solving complex issues with a curious and inquisitive mind
• You will be technically competent and interested in building out a product (ie, what the product should do, what else can make the product great)
• You will be collaborative, working with the team to build a product and knowledge share
• You will be pragmatic in the way you approach writing code
• You will be passionate to expand your knowledge
• You will have the resilience to keep experimenting

About Disguise

Disguise is the industry-leading platform sitting at the heart of a new era of visual experiences. One powerful integrated system of software, hardware and services to help create the next dimension of real-time spectacle.

We partner with the biggest entertainment brands and companies in the world to deliver the A-list of live music events, live TV broadcasts, immersive experiences, installations, theatre, film and TV production, corporate communications and brand product launches. Working with Disney, Snapchat, Netflix, ESPN, the Burj Khalifa, and Adele, Disguise is the number one partner delivering the next dimension of entertainment.

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Don’t Disguise your differences.

Innovation comes from everyone. We strive to create a workplace that reflects our diverse audience. We celebrate our people for their full authentic selves, and embrace uniqueness. Inclusion and Equity matter at Disguise. We create together and we create everywhere.

Our values

• Honest. We are real with ourselves and our clients and share our ideas with openness and transparency.
• Evolutionary. We innovate using our user’s ever-changing needs so our technology remains ahead-of-the-game.
• Fearless. We take the best path, not the easiest, and innovate where it’s right, not where it’s simplest.
• Resilience. We don’t give up until we find the right solution, even if it means going outside our remit.
• Belong. We create an environment where everyone feels like they belong and is empowered to do their best work.

Our benefits

• We have a suite of globally relevant competitive benefits packages as we want to make sure we retain the best talent out there. Our benefits for every perm hire, globally include:
• Unlimited Paid Time Off - with minimum time you must take set at 20% above statutory
• Hybrid working between home and our offices (dependent on role and location)
• Mental health and wellbeing support - subscription to the Calm app, mental health first-aid buddies, employee assistance programmes
• Gig allowance - £400 (or local equivalent) to spend on tickets every year to immerse yourself in our industries
• Belonging policies - including (but not limited to) support for Parental, Fertility, Miscarriage, Menopause and Transitioning
• Training, coaching & mentoring