C++ Video Engineer – Multimedia Processing

Zenith System Solutions; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenith System Solutions in Pune is seeking a C++ Video Engineer to advance multimedia processing, focusing on FFmpeg-based workflows and real-time performance across video and audio pipelines.

You will optimize memory, multithreading, and codec handling (H.264/HEVC, AAC/PCM), read/write multimedia files, and collaborate with teams to improve reliability and quality of media processing.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of modern C++ (C++17 or later).
• Understanding of memory management, multithreading, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience reading, writing, demultiplexing, and multiplexing multimedia files.
• Practical experience with FFmpeg and its core libraries.
• Knowledge of multimedia container formats, video codecs, and audio codecs.
• Understanding of pixel formats, color spaces, chroma subsampling, and bit depth.
• Knowledge of audio/video synchronization, timecode, and frame-rate handling.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain multimedia processing solutions using modern C++ (C++17 or later).
• Implement efficient memory management and multithreaded processing for media applications.
• Read, write, demultiplex, and multiplex multimedia files.
• Work with FFmpeg libraries, including libavformat, libavcodec, libavutil, libswscale, and libswresample.
• Process multimedia container formats such as MP4, MOV, MXF, and MKV.
• Handle pixel formats, color spaces, chroma subsampling, and bit depth.

Skills

C++17+

Multithreading

Memory management

FFmpeg

Codecs

Synchronization

Performance tuning

Tools

FFmpeg core libraries

GStreamer

MS Media Foundation

Job description

Job ID: SR.No-14

Employment Type: Full Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a C++ Video Engineer with strong knowledge of modern C++ and multimedia processing. The role focuses on handling video and audio files, working with FFmpeg libraries, and optimizing media processing pipelines. The ideal candidate should understand video and audio codecs, container formats, synchronization, and real-time media performance.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain multimedia processing solutions using modern C++ (C++17 or later).
• Implement efficient memory management and multithreaded processing for media applications.
• Read, write, demultiplex, and multiplex multimedia files.
• Work with FFmpeg libraries, including libavformat, libavcodec, libavutil, libswscale, and libswresample.
• Process multimedia container formats such as MP4, MOV, MXF, and MKV.
• Work with video codecs such as H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and DNx, along with audio codecs such as AAC and PCM.
• Handle pixel formats, color spaces, chroma subsampling, and bit depth.
• Implement and troubleshoot audio/video synchronization, timecode, and variable or drop-frame rates.
• Analyze and optimize the performance of multimedia processing pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve media processing quality, reliability, and efficiency.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Strong knowledge of modern C++ (C++17 or later).
• Understanding of memory management, multithreading, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience reading, writing, demultiplexing, and multiplexing multimedia files.
• Practical experience with FFmpeg and its core libraries.
• Knowledge of multimedia container formats, video codecs, and audio codecs.
• Understanding of pixel formats, color spaces, chroma subsampling, and bit depth.
• Knowledge of audio/video synchronization, timecode, and frame-rate handling.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in broadcast, live production, or post-production environments.
• Experience with hardware-accelerated video encoding and decoding technologies such as NVIDIA NVENC, Intel Quick Sync, and Apple VideoToolbox.
• Familiarity with streaming protocols such as RTP, RTSP, SRT, or NDI.
• Experience with GStreamer or Microsoft Media Foundation.
• Experience profiling and optimizing real-time media pipelines.

Technical Skills / Tech Stack

• Programming Language: C++17 or later
• Multimedia Framework: FFmpeg
• Container Formats: MP4, MOV, MXF, MKV
• Video Codecs: H.264, HEVC, ProRes, DNx
• Hardware Acceleration: NVIDIA NVENC, Intel Quick Sync, Apple VideoToolbox
• Streaming Protocols: RTP, RTSP, SRT, NDI
• Additional Frameworks: GStreamer, Microsoft Media Foundation