Senior Software Engineer - Core Algorithms and Research | Netflix, Inc. | Los Gatos, CA
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Senior Software Engineer - Core Algorithms and Research
Content Platform EngineeringLos Gatos, CA
The Challenge:
We receive thousands of source content (TV shows and movies) in a mix of formats, in a variety of quality levels, and sometimes with problems that we do not want to pass on to our customers. We transcode these TV shows and movies into a variety of video, audio and text formats so they can be viewed seamlessly on all of the Netflix-ready devices, by more than 48 million subscribers worldwide. We run our encoding software on the cloud and need to design for efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
How We Meet the Challenge:
A combination of effective signal processing algorithms, excellent software development and strong intuition on what works for a scalable production system.
About You:
You are a self-driven Senior Software Engineer who likes to work within small teams in a fast-paced environment. You have a strong research background and love to think about cutting-edge algorithms related to video, audio and imaging. You are eager to apply your expertise in impacting what millions of people watch everyday.
Qualifications:
- Solid understanding of video compression and video streaming principles. Extensive experience with compression standards such as H.264, Mpeg2, VC1 or HEVC.
- Strong background in image and signal processing, both algorithm design and implementation (for example, image scaling, deinterlacing, frame rate conversion, artifact detection). Experience with video quality analysis and computer vision also desirable.
- 5+ years experience in multimedia software development, with excellent debugging and problem solving skills.
- MS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent. Ph.D. preferred.
- Proficient in C++ or Java and solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
- Involvement in open-source multimedia projects (such as ffmpeg, x264, avisynth, mplayer) is a big plus.
As a member of the Core Algorithms and Research Encoding Technologies team you will:
- Develop and maintain video, audio and image encoding software that plug into the Netflix media pipeline.
- Design and implement algorithms that can automate video and audio quality control of incoming source content and encoded Netflix streams.
- Work closely and assist the Video Engineering team in making decisions related to encoding recipes and new technologies.
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