About Us

About Us

Brompton Technology is a specialist manufacturer of video processing products for live events. Our Tessera system is the industry-leading processing solution for LED video walls, used for high-profile events ranging from the Academy Awards to tours by bands like U2 and Ed Sheeran and now in Virtual Productions.

Our company is close-knit and highly motivated with a keen interest in the products it creates. You should be similarly interested in the work involved and be able to adapt to changing priorities as we bring original and ground-breaking products to market. The company's close ties to the entertainment industry bring a variety of benefits and we offer a very friendly, flexible, and supportive working environment. 

Job Summary

Brompton Technology has a great opportunity for a Technical Support Specialist (entry level). You should have good communication skills and enjoy working with people. Electronic and IT-based technical aptitude are important, and willingness to help solve problems over the telephone or in written messages. Your verbal and written communication skills will need to be excellent. Each interaction you have with a client helps to build long-term working relationships. You will need to stay calm and positive under pressure, as our customers work on the world's largest and most high-profile shows. Training on Brompton products will be provided, but an aptitude for technology is necessary. A keen amateur interest in the field of AV and video would be useful but is not a necessity.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with RMA product returns and coordinating return shipping
• Responding to technical support enquiries for Brompton products via phone or email
• Assisting with Onsite support for major projects worldwide, including out of hours support
• Assisting with testing of new products prior to release, and providing feedback and support to the development team
• Assisting with demonstrations of products to potential customers
• Assistance with preparation, build-up and break-down at key industry events and tradeshows worldwide

Skills and Qualifications

We are interested in hearing from you if you have a genuine aptitude and passion for this field of work. If you do not meet every item listed, but you can demonstrate to us why you could do particularly well in this role, please do get in touch.

• Strong problem-solving capabilities and the tenacity to work through complex challenges
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Thrive on interacting with people and working together to find solutions
• The ability to prioritise appropriately when balancing multiple tasks
• Excellent time management
• A basic understanding of electronics and electrical theory
• The capacity to remain calm when working under pressure
• A commitment to maintaining consistently high-quality outcomes

Desirable Extras 

• Good IT skills and a level of comfort working with both Windows and OSX operating systems
• A qualification in electronics, IT, or a related scientific field
• Experience working or assisting in a live production environment
• Experience working with or using video equipment, in particular LED video panels and digital content
• Experience of creating technical documentation (technical bulletins, how to guides etc)
• A working knowledge of CAD or drawing applications
• A valid passport and a willingness to travel
• Written or verbal ability in foreign languages
• A further or higher qualification in electronics, IT, or a related scientific field 

About Us

Carallon is a product research and development company creating industry-leading award-winning products. Based in London, we specialise in industrial hardware and software design for the entertainment industry; encompassing lighting control, LED video processing and motion control. Many of our hardware products have their own integrated user interfaces, while others have accompanying configuration software that runs on desktop or mobile, and we also develop standalone software products.

Projects our team designs and manufactures for include:

• The Pharos Architectural Control range of lighting control products used in theme parks and architectural installations worldwide
• The Martin Professional P3 LED Video Wall processors
• The industry-leading Brompton Technology control and processing solution for video walls used in concerts, award shows and television.

 We divide our time between contracting work and developing our own products in-house for distribution to a huge international client base.

As of 2020, Carallon is now owned by an Employee Ownership Trust. As a result, staff can enjoy additional rights and benefits, including an employee council and an annual tax-free bonus scheme (dependent on company performance).  

Job Summary

The Software Developer position is within our development team, which works concurrently on a variety of exciting, cutting-edge projects. As the team is growing rapidly we are seeking to increase our capability to develop robust software solutions for the entertainment industry. The Software Developer would work closely with our existing software team to design, develop and integrate application-level solutions to technical challenges within our suite of products. 

We offer a very friendly, flexible and supportive working environment. Our development team is close-knit and highly motivated with a keen interest in the products it creates. A successful candidate should be similarly minded to work in the driven, focused environment required to bring original and ground-breaking products to market. It is a unique opportunity to develop engineering solutions that will be used to create spectacular events ranging from televised award shows such as the Oscars, to corporate events for the world's leading brands, to the biggest rock-and-roll tours. 

Programming is mainly in C++ using the Qt framework on multiple platforms, and training will be provided where necessary. We are also making increasing use of Python as a secondary support language for scripting, build tools and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement software solutions for our suite of products
  
• Help produce technical product specifications given client/market requirements 
  
• Take responsibility for specific product features and provide regular development updates
• Perform code reviews and help more junior software developers working as part of a team

Essential Qualifications

• Genuine interest in software design and technical challenges
  
• 2:1 or higher degree in a related subject from a Russell Group university or equivalent
  
• At least 3 years of experience working as software engineer using C++
  
• Excellent knowledge of C and C++
  
• Familiarity with development using the Qt toolkit
  
• Attention to detail
• Ability to discuss prior design work and explain the design processes involved and justify decisions made
• Ability to communicate ideas and concepts effectively in spoken and written English within a technical environment
• Evidence of the ability to work as part of a team, sharing skills, experience and interests with colleagues 

Desirable Extras 

• Excellent time management, including the ability to prioritise conflicting tasks appropriately
  
• Knowledge of Git and Gerrit version control and code review tools
  
• Experience working with video or lighting for live entertainment
  
• Experience with any of the following: TCP/IP-based networking, Python, Jenkins build system, Linux
  

About Us

Carallon is a product research and development company creating industry-leading award-winning products. Based in London, we specialise in industrial hardware and software design for the entertainment industry; encompassing lighting control, LED video processing and motion control. Many of our hardware products have their own integrated user interfaces, while others have accompanying configuration software that runs on desktop or mobile, and we also develop standalone software products.

Projects our team designs and manufactures for include:

• The industry-leading Tessera control and processing solution for video walls used in concerts, award shows and television
• The Pharos Architectural Controls range of lighting control products used in theme parks and architectural installations worldwide
• The Martin Professional P3 LED Video Wall processors

We divide our time between contracting work and developing our own products in-house for distribution to a huge international client base.

Job Summary

The Senior FPGA Engineer position is within our development team, which works concurrently on a variety of exciting, cutting-edge projects. As the team is growing rapidly we are seeking to increase our capability to develop robust FPGA solutions for the video industry. The Senior FPGA Engineer would work closely with our existing FPGA, hardware and software teams to design, develop and integrate FPGA-based solutions to technical challenges within our suite of products.

We offer a very friendly, flexible and supportive working environment. Our development team is close-knit and highly motivated with a keen interest in the products it creates. A successful candidate should be similarly minded to work in the driven, focused environment required to bring original and ground-breaking products to market. It is a unique opportunity to develop engineering solutions that will be used to create spectacular events including televised award-shows such as the Oscars, corporate events for the world's leading brands, the biggest rock-and-roll tours and Hollywood's latest blockbuster movies

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and integrate FPGA solutions for our Tessera LED video processing products.
• Implement associated software logic/algorithms wherever needed in the "product's ecosystem."

Essential Qualifications

• Genuine interest in FPGAs
• At least 4 years of experience working as an FPGA engineer
• Familiarity with FPGA design tools
• Good knowledge of C and C++
• Attention to detail
• Ability to discuss prior design work and explain the design processes involved and justify decisions made
• Ability to communicate ideas and concepts effectively in spoken and written English within a technical environment
• Evidence of the ability to work as part of a team, sharing skills, experience and interests with colleagues

Desirable Extras 

• Experience of FPGA-based video processing
• Knowledge of Git and Gerrit version control and code review tools
• Experience working with video or lighting for live entertainment
• Excellent time management, including the ability to prioritise conflicting tasks appropriately