Video Coding Researcher - ML & Compression Innovator Remote

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Profit sharing

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Dolby is seeking a highly skilled researcher to join its video codec R&D team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will research and develop cutting-edge video coding and processing technologies, with expert knowledge of AVC, HEVC, and VVC standards, and apply deep learning to improve quality and efficiency.

You will contribute to end-to-end system performance, publish papers or patents, and collaborate across time zones. Occasional international travel and in-person meetings are expected as part of this role.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
• 3–5 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++ for image/video coding/processing and DL frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; strong team player.
• Ability to travel internationally 3–4 times per year and to Sunnyvale, CA for meetings.

Responsibilities

• Works with a general understanding of competitive technologies in video compression.
• Understands system context and requirements for new technologies to succeed.
• Creates early-stage conceptual models that demonstrate feasibility.
• Documents and presents new algorithms and implementations in standards contributions, publications, and conferences.
• Represents company technology interests in industry associations or standards bodies.
• Maintains the highest technical and moral integrity for Dolby.

Skills

Video coding

Python/C/C++

Deep learning frameworks

English communication

Travel internationally

Education

Masters or PhD in EE/CE/CS

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Dolby is seeking a highly skilled researcher to join its video codec R&D team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will research and develop cutting-edge video coding and processing technologies, with expert knowledge of AVC, HEVC, and VVC standards, and apply deep learning to improve quality and efficiency.

You will contribute to end-to-end system performance, publish papers or patents, and collaborate across time zones. Occasional international travel and in-person meetings are expected as part of this role.