Responsibilities:- Drive video codecs architecture design and development for PlayStation SDKs and cloud gaming platform.
- Drive product-focused algorithm innovation for video codecs, aligning performance optimizations with product and user requirements
- Own multiple encoder/decoder features with strong accountability, leveraging ML-based techniques for video quality enhancement
- Partner with platform, hardware, and system software teams to investigate and resolve complex, high-priority issues across the codec pipeline.
- Evaluate emerging codec and media technologies and recommend integration strategies for future platforms.
Required Qualifications:- Expertise with video compression standards (e.g. AV1, VVC, VP9, H.265, H.264)
- Knowledge of multi-threaded programming and debugging using C and C++
- Proficient with a wide range of development tools, including IDEs, Git/SVN, JIRA
- Proven ability to deliver features from design to validation with clean, efficient code.
- Master's degree or equivalent
Nice to have:- Experience with GPU programming (HLSL, Vulkan, CUDA) with proven skills in profiling, debugging, and optimizations across CPU and GPU.
- AI/ML modeling and training experience
- Embedded system experience with multimedia frameworks
- Knowledge of SIMD optimizations on real time systems
- Contributions to open-source projects in multimedia, systems programming, or performance engineering.
Responsibilities:- Drive video codecs architecture design and development for PlayStation SDKs and cloud gaming platform.
- Own multiple encoder/decoder features with strong accountability for quality, performance, and maintainability.
- Conduct system-level performance investigations and lead optimization strategies across CPU and GPU.
- Partner with platform, hardware, and system software teams to investigate and resolve complex, high-priority issues across the codec pipeline.
- Evaluate emerging codec and media technologies and recommend integration strategies for future platforms.
Required Qualifications:- Extensive experience with GPU programming (HLSL, Vulkan, CUDA) with proven skills in profiling, debugging, and optimizations across CPU and GPU.
- Familiarity with video compression standards (e.g. H.264/H.265, VP9).
- Knowledge of multi-threaded programming and debugging using C and C++
- Proficient with a wide range of development tools, including IDEs, Git/SVN, JIRA
- Proven ability to deliver features from design to validation with clean, efficient code.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Nice to have:- ML/AI modeling and training experience
- Embedded system experience with multimedia frameworks
- Knowledge of SIMD optimizations on real time systems
- Contributions to open-source projects in multimedia, systems programming, or performance engineering.
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The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$193,300-$289,900 USD
