Software Engineer

VisLab (an Ambarella Inc. company); Ohio; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VisLab (an Ambarella Inc. company) in Dayton, Ohio seeks an experienced software engineer to help develop AI vision processors for edge applications.

You will work on real-time video codecs, performance optimization, and silicon-software co-design to enable smarter cameras. You will implement and maintain codec models, develop firmware for real-time systems, tune rate control, and collaborate across engineering teams to deliver next-generation solutions that balance quality, latency, and

Qualifications

• Strong programming in C and C++ with embedded software experience.
• Experience with video codecs and compression standards.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools to improve software design.
• Problem-solving and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize video codec algorithms for quality, latency, and hardware efficiency.
• Implement and maintain reference codec models.
• Collaborate on silicon architecture modeling and hardware/software co-design.
• Develop silicon verification and diagnostic tools.
• Design and maintain real-time firmware.
• Implement and tune software rate control algorithms.
• Work with engineering teams to integrate and validate codec solutions.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software development

Video compression standards (H.264/HEV

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

AI Vision Processors For Edge Applications

Our solutions make cameras smarter by extracting valuable data from high-resolution video streams.

Job Description

Develop software and modeling solutions for AI-enabled camera silicon. This role supports the full software development lifecycle for standards-based real-time hardware video codecs. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance existing video codec technologies and contribute to the development of next-generation codec solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize video codec algorithms focused on video quality, low latency, and hardware efficiency.
• Implement and maintain reference codec models.
• Collaborate on silicon architecture modeling and hardware/software co-design.
• Develop silicon verification and diagnostic tools.
• Design and maintain real-time product firmware.
• Implement and tune software rate control algorithms.
• Work with engineering teams to integrate and validate codec solutions.

Required Skills

• Strong programming skills in C and C++
• Embedded software development experience
• Familiarity with video compression standards (H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1, or similar)
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools to improve software design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation efficiency.

Location

Dayton (Beavercreek), Ohio

Experience

• 1 to 5 years of relevant experience in software or embedded systems development