Engineer, Staff-Video Codec Engineer, C/Embedded/Video Codec

Qualcomm; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India, Hyderabad, is seeking a Video Codec Engineer to design, develop and optimize encoder/decoder video codecs for next‑generation multimedia solutions. You will collaborate across hardware, software, verification and product teams to deliver robust, power‑efficient codecs for embedded platforms.

The role requires 6–10 years in video codecs or embedded multimedia, strong C programming skills, and a track record in multimedia domains such as video, camera or computer vision.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in video codecs or embedded multimedia.
• Strong C programming skills, multithreading and OS concepts.
• Experience in multimedia domains: video, camera, CV.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Hands-on knowledge of video codecs (H.264/HEVC/AV1) development.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new video codecs and next‑gen features.
• Drive silicon bring‑up, validation, root-cause analysis across pre/post‑silicon.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, verification and product teams to define HW/SW interfaces.
• Develop, debug, and optimize video codec solutions for performance and power.
• Work with hardware teams to enhance future video subsystem capabilities.
• Support customers and partners by providing technical expertise.
• Contribute to innovation in video processing and multimedia frameworks.

Skills

C programming

Multithreading

Embedded systems

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Electrical/Computer/Electronic Engineering

Job description

Title

Video Codec Engineer, C/Embedded/Video Codec

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop new video codecs, next-generation video features, covering requirements, architecture, implementation, and optimization.
• Drive silicon bring-up, feature validation, root-cause analysis, and issue resolution across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, systems, software, verification, and product teams to define HW/SW interfaces and drive feature productization.
• Develop, debug, and optimize video codec solutions (Encoder and Decoder) to achieve performance, power, quality, and reliability targets.
• Work with hardware teams to define and enhance future video subsystem capabilities and influence next-generation multimedia architectures.
• Support customers and ecosystem partners in commercialization of Qualcomm video solutions by providing technical expertise and issue resolution.
• Contribute to innovation in video processing, compression technologies, and multimedia frameworks through architecture reviews and design proposals.

Key Skills Required

• Recent and relevant experience of 6-10 years required in one or more of the following areas:
  • Solid C programming skills, multithreading and OS concepts/fundamentals
  • Embedded systems domain
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design, implement and debug video/multimedia features.
• Experience in one or more multimedia domains: Video, Camera, Computer Vision.
• Preferred: Hands‑on knowledge/experience on Video codecs (H.264/HEVC/VCC/AV1) development, porting and optimization.
• Preferred: Understanding of signal processing, video compression (Encoder+Decoder) and other video pre/post processing algorithms.

Education Requirement

• Required: Bachelor's or master’s in computer/electrical/electronic engineering.
• Preferred: Masters.

Equal Opportunity

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