Senior C++ Software Engineer

Catapult Sports•Boston, MA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Build the software that powers football on game day. At Catapult, we’re looking for a Senior C++ Software Engineer to join our Focus Live team and build the real-time video capture and processing technology used across American football practice and gameday. This is a core engineering role at the heart of our football product. You’ll be writing high-performance C++ that processes live video in real time, operating under the demanding conditions of professional football. Your software can be running in front of up to 90,000 fans in a stadium, and its output can appear on TV. When the game is live, your software is live. You’ll work on challenging problems involving low-latency video, multithreading, networking, FFmpeg and high-performance systems, while collaborating with engineers and sports technology experts to deliver software that teams rely on when performance matters most. This is an opportunity to see your work become part of the game itself. Your software powers live football environments where the results are visible to coaches, players, fans and potentially millions of viewers at home. Build real-time systems where latency, reliability and efficiency genuinely matter. Work directly with live streams, H.264/H.265, FFmpeg and high-throughput video processing. Design and develop robust, maintainable, multithreaded applications across Windows and Linux. Catapult supports more than 5,000 teams globally, including organisations across the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL and NCAA. You’ll have the opportunity to shape architecture, improve the codebase and lead features rather than simply maintaining existing systems.

Requirements

Experience building high-performance, robust software solutions using modern C++.
Demonstrated experience working with live video streams and low-latency processing.
Experience with video formats such as H.264/H.265.
Hands-on experience developing applications using FFmpeg.
Experience designing and developing multithreaded, performant server or desktop applications.
Solid knowledge of unit testing methodologies and tools, with a focus on producing maintainable, traceable code.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Nice To Haves

Cross-platform development experience, particularly Windows and Linux.
Experience with modern C++ build systems such as CMake.
Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or TeamCity.
Experience with network programming, distributed systems and real-time data transfer protocols.
Experience working within agile engineering teams delivering robust, scalable applications, services or APIs.

Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain high-performance, real-time C++ solutions for live video capture and server processing.
Work on software that needs to perform reliably in the demanding environment of live football.
Contribute deeply to the implementation and maintenance of efficient, reusable and reliable C++ code.
Help shape and improve our technology and architecture as the product evolves.
Drive improvements in code quality, organisation and modern C++ development practices.
Work closely with the wider engineering team through design discussions, code reviews and technical collaboration.
Contribute to our test strategy, including defining test cases, writing unit tests and driving automation.
Help us continuously raise the bar for the performance, reliability and maintainability of the product.