Machine Learning Engineer

PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.; Hartford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in the UK is seeking a Senior or Staff Machine Learning Engineer to join their Visual Computing Group. The role focuses on developing generative models for graphics and video processing while collaborating on cutting-edge R&D projects. The ideal candidate will possess a PhD or MSc in a relevant field, with strong expertise in TensorFlow or PyTorch and experience in image and video processing. This position offers a hybrid working model, competitive benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to transformative gaming technology.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus opportunity

Hybrid Working

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Scheme

25 days holiday per year

On Site Gym

Subsidised Café

Free soft drinks

On site bar

Access to cycle garage and showers

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in image/video/graphics processing or computer vision.
• Evidence of leading technical developments by at least 1 research publication.
• Theoretical understanding of the graphics pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve generative models for graphics and video processing.
• Research new methods for graphics or video enhancement.
• Collaborate on drafting publications and patent submissions.

Skills

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Python

Computer Vision

Machine Learning

Neural Networks

Graphics Processing

Education

PhD or MSc in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, AI, or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for an independent, dedicated Senior or Staff Machine Learning Engineer to join the Visual Computing Group (VCG) and contribute to redefining the world of game play and live streaming via advanced R&D. VCG's mission is to design and deploy advanced neural networks and machine learning (ML) for game rendering and streaming systems of SIE that exceed the state-of-the-art in runtime efficiency, visual quality and latency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve core generative models for graphics and video processing for a variety of applications, such as live video streaming, game rendering, etc.
• Research and prototyping of new methods for graphics or video enhancement, and data generation pipelines from generative models.
• Collaborate with team members on drafting publications and patent submissions.
• Participate and assist the team in core R&D work with other teams within Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Graphics or a related field, or equivalent skills evidenced by work experience in the specific domain of the post.
• Strong background in TensorFlow or PyTorch; Python and packages/libraries related to computer vision or graphics; evidenced by the development of advanced applications in image/video/graphics processing or computer vision (minimum of 3 years of experience).
• Evidence of leading technical developments by at least 1 research publication in a top-tier conference like CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, SIGGRAPH or similar.
• Solid background in one or more of the following: (i) neural network architectures, evidenced (for example) by knowledge of how to formulate and test advanced loss functions in neural network design; (ii) design and test of advanced convolutional, recurrent, transformer-based, diffusion-based or other neural network architectures in a task-specific manner; (iii) some experience in training, validation and evaluation of deep neural network models on large datasets, evidenced by experience in using Python libraries like HDF5 or similar.
• Desired qualifications: Publications, e.g. in top-tier conferences and journals: IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, conferences like IEEE CVPR/ICCV/ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or similar.
• Some theoretical understanding of the graphics pipeline, including coordinate transformations between frames of reference, PBR materials, rasterization, lighting, and ray tracing.
• Experience in image processing theory and methods, evidenced by the development of practical designs in this area.
• Some experience with 3D engines such as Unreal or Unity; in particular, generation of datasets, extraction of G‑buffers, motion vectors, etc.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Company Overview

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