Software Engineer Intern

AMC OU Ambarella Corp; United States; On-site; USD 20,664 - 41,328; Full time

Job summary

AMC OU Ambarella Corp is seeking a Microcode Summer Intern Engineer, responsible for designing, implementing, and testing advanced imaging and video algorithms. The ideal candidate will develop expertise in DSP architecture while creating microcode.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in EE, computer engineering, or CS; proficiency in C/C++; and familiarity with image processing standards. This role engages with innovative applications in autonomous vehicles and intelligent video technologies.

Qualifications

• Solid experience with C or C++.
• Some experience with assembly code development and debugging.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of Ambarella’s DSP architecture.
• Design and develop microcode within defined boundaries.
• Research and implement DSP-related ideas.

Skills

C/C++

Scripting languages (Perl, Python)

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EE, computer engineering, CS or equivalent

Tools

TensorFlow

Caffe

Pytorch

Job description

Microcode summer intern engineers at Ambarella are responsible for the design, implementation, and testing of advanced imaging and video algorithms across our line of proprietary SoCs.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of Ambarella’s DSP architecture to ensure the efficient use of hardware resources such as CPU cycles and memory during code development.
• Design and develop microcode within the boundaries defined by the relevant algorithm and DSP hardware.
• Research papers and implement some of the ideas on DSP.
• Develop test codes for hardware blocks.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in EE, computer engineering, CS or equivalent.
• Current master students in one of these aforementioned disciplines are preferred.
• Solid experiences with C or C++.
• Some experience with assembly code development and debugging.
• Solid knowledge of scripting languages such as Perl or Python.
• Understand modern computer architecture including registers, interrupts, threads, on-chip memory and DRAM.
• Must be able to resolve data synchronization issues with computer architecture.
• Must be comfortable with modern software development methodologies such as code review, unit testing, peer reviews, and more.
• Familiarity with image processing and video compression standards (e.g., MPEG, H.264/265).
• Must have basic knowledge of video representation.
• Familiarity with Neural Network frameworks such as TensorFlow, caffe, pytorch etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and presentation skills.
• Excellent cross-functional, cross-site teamwork abilities.

Our target applications include autonomous vehicles, intelligent video surveillance, self‑flying drones, smart wearable cameras, 360‑degree immersive video, and more.