Company: Vicon Motion Systems Ltd.
Location: Yarnton
Posted: April 11th, 2026
Department: Vicon Software Development
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Yarnton, Oxfordshire
Reporting To: Nick Bullock
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 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.
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