Senior Video Coding Researcher

Dolby; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Dolby is seeking a research-focused software engineer to advance video coding and processing technologies. You will research cutting-edge algorithms, build prototypes, and evaluate system performance, contributing to state-of-the-art codecs.

Join a high-caliber team that collaborates across in-person sessions, with travel for standards meetings and international outreach. Strong Python/C/C++ skills and deep learning experience are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science, or related engineering disciplines required.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in developing algorithms for video compression or learning-based visual computing.
• Solid research background in video or image coding and processing.
• Extensive programming experience in Python/C/C++ applied to image/video coding/processing and experience with TensorFlow and PyTorch.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop cutting-edge video coding and processing algorithms.
• Create proof-of-concept prototypes and evaluate end-to-end system performance.
• Document and present new algorithms, standards contributions, and publications in venues like JVET/MPEG.

Skills

Video coding

Python/C/C++

Deep learning frameworks

Excellent English

Travel flexibility

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in EE/CS

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Dolby is seeking a research-focused software engineer to advance video coding and processing technologies. You will research cutting-edge algorithms, build prototypes, and evaluate system performance, contributing to state-of-the-art codecs.

Join a high-caliber team that collaborates across in-person sessions, with travel for standards meetings and international outreach. Strong Python/C/C++ skills and deep learning experience are essential for success.