Staff Software Engineer – Media Editing

TN France; Paris; Hybride; EUR 50 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An innovative firm is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Media Editing in Paris. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a flexible environment, where you will maintain and optimize libraries for media processing. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values autonomy and creativity, allowing you to explore new techniques that enhance user experiences. With benefits like excellent healthcare, gym compensation, and opportunities for personal development, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the tech world while enjoying a supportive and inclusive workplace.

Prestations

Excellent healthcare insurance

Competitive salary

Subsidized lunch

Gym fee compensation

Transit benefit

Discounted employee stock purchase plan

Professional development opportunities

Annual camera donation

Volunteer events

Get your own GoPro camera

Qualifications

• Experience with media file formats and metadata using FFmpeg.
• Strong skills in C and C++ for cross-platform development.

Responsabilités

• Maintain and optimize core libraries for media decoding and encoding.
• Research innovative techniques for edits and effects.

Connaissances

C

C++

Cross-platform development

Media file formats

Color management

GPU image processing

Python development

Outils

FFmpeg

OpenGL

Metal

Vulkan

Direct3D

Description du poste

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Staff Software Engineer – Media Editing, Paris

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Client:

Clear Ventures

Location:

Paris, France

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

29.04.2025

Expiry Date:

13.06.2025

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Job Description:

Location: Flexible (Paris, Issy-les-Moulineaux). This role offers the flexibility to work from home, within proximity to an office location.

The Role

GoPro delivers a set of world-class, cross platform, video editing applications on iOS, Android, MacOS and Windows that are collectively used by millions of people each month. These tools enable users to easily build incredible videos of their life events and share them with their family and friends.

The person in this role will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing core libraries for media decoding, encoding, file formats, and metadata, as well as researching innovative new techniques for edits and effects, helping users to create engaging and compelling edits with their media.

Why Work With Us?

Create your own destiny. GoPro enables you and trusts you to get your own job done, because we believe that autonomy in role brings out the best in our employees.

Live your best life. We’ve adopted remote and flexible work arrangements to support work at GoPro alongside our commitment to supporting employee wellbeing, belonging and connection with one another.

Work with leading edge technologies. We encourage employees to cultivate and use the latest and greatest technology, to provide the best solutions to serve our customers. We celebrate creative solutions that bring innovation to GoPro technology.

What You Will Do

• Media file formats and metadata info through FFmpeg
• Hardware accelerated encode and decode on iOS, MacOS, Android, Windows, and Linux
• Color management in our imaging pipeline.
• Tooling used by the creative team
• Cross-platform development experience for at least two platforms: Android, iOS, or MacOS, Windows, Linux
• C and C++
• At least one of the following codec APIs: Video Toolbox, MediaCodec, VAAPI, DXVA, Media Foundation
• Understanding, refactoring and designing large architectures

Bonus Points For

• Experience with GPU image processing and the relevant interoperability with codec APIs
• Experience with 3D rendering APIs (OpenGL, Metal, Vulkan, Direct3D)
• Familiarity with open source projects such as FFmpeg
• Experience with Python development
• Experience with color management
• Mathematical background
• Get your very own GoPro camera + gear
• Excellent healthcare insurance coverage (Health-premium paid for 70% by GoPro)
• Competitive salary and discretionary performance-related bonus
• Subsidized lunch and snacks galore
• Gym fee compensation
• Transit benefit – 50% of the applicable public transportation pass
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan
• Professional + personal development opportunities, , technology trainings, certifications, Peer-to-Peer learning, conferences and more.
• Opportunities to get involved in the causes that you care about (annual camera donation + volunteer events)

We strive for the day that no group can be described as underrepresented at GoPro – whether as part of our brand or in our workforce. We are committed to providing a more inclusive, representative, equal, just and happy world. GoPro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.