Software Engineer II

Sony Playstation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 163,700 - 245,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts for Sony products

Job summary

A leading gaming technology company is seeking a senior software engineer for its Video Codecs team. You will contribute to developing technologies for cloud gaming, game recording, and more. Ideal candidates have strong C/C++ skills and experience with GPU programming. The estimated pay range for this role is $163,700 — $245,500 USD, and the position offers a robust benefits package.

Qualifications

• Excellent skills in diagnosing and resolving complex issues related to C and C++ code.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Committed to delivering clean, efficient, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Understand users’ requirements and assist with system software integration.
• Contribute to the architecture design and development of encoder and decoder libraries.
• Own multiple encoder or decoder components with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Skills

C and C++ programming

GPU and graphics programming

Image processing knowledge

Code efficiency and optimization

Good communication skills

Teamwork skills

Tools

IDEs

Source Control (git/SVN)

Issue Tracking (Windows/Linux)

Job description

Position Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity at Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (PlayStation). Our software production organization seeks a senior-level software engineer for our Video Codecs team. This team is a trailblazer in video encoding/decoding technology. Efforts here will contribute to the development of system libraries used for both our current and next generation PlayStation products. You will contribute to the design and implementation of technology used for cloud gaming, remote play, game recording, video streaming and in-game video playback. The software you develop here is the foundation of an SDK for industry leading game and content developers and will change the way video games are played worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Understand users’ requirements and assist with system software integration
• Contribute to the architecture design and development of encoder and decoder libraries
• Collaborate with international counterparts to realize design and development goals
• Work with vendors to evaluate and implement externally developed functionality
• Own multiple encoder or decoder components with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Qualifications

• Excellent skills in diagnosing and resolving complex issues related to C and C++ code
• Experience with GPU and graphics programming, including languages such as HLSL, Vulkan, or CUDA
• Familiarity with image processing and video compression standards (e.g., MPEG, H.264/265)
• Proficient with these systems/tools: IDEs, Source Control (git/SVN), and Issue Tracking (Windows/Linux)
• Experience with one or more C/C++ compilers: LLVM/Clang, GCC, Visual Studio, ProDG
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Strong grasp of code efficiency and performance optimization
• Committed to delivering clean, efficient, maintainable code

Nice to have:

• Hands-on experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch for model implementation and training
• Experience with data manipulation libraries, such as NumPy and Pandas
• Good understanding of ML models and techniques used for image/video data, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
• Prior embedded system development
• Experienced in writing multi-threading and SIMD
• Understanding of concepts in video quality measurement metrics (PSNR, SSIM, VMAF, etc.)
• Results driven, highly organized, methodical and detail oriented
• Has worked with video system development
• Any exposure to gaming console and/or consumer electronics development

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The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$163,700 — $245,500 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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