Principal/Senior Researcher - Video Standards
Description
We are inviting motivated researchers and engineers to join our team in Bay Area. The team works on developing cutting edge technologies in multimedia data compression, processing, transmission, analysis and beyond. Some example areas include (but not limited to) video compression algorithms, future video coding standards, learned image and video compression, VR and 360 video coding and transmission, intelligent visual data analysis and representation, future immersive data compression and processing (e.g. point cloud, light field, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Research, design, implement, and optimize novel algorithms/models that lead to improved video compression performance in future or existing codecs
- Summarize the developed algorithms into academic papers, standard contributions and patent applications
- Represent company in standard meetings and academic conferences
Requirements
- Master degree in computer science, electrical engineering, math, statistics, or related fields
- 5+ years of related working experience
- Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences
- Interest and experience in video compression and video coding standards
- Strong coding skills in C/C++
- Ability to communicate/collaborate with other researchers/engineers
- Ability to think out of box
- Proven track record of making contributions to video coding standards
- Good understanding of state-of-the-art video compression algorithms
- Working experience on HEVC, VVC, VP9, AV1, AVS3
- Working experience on Joint Exploration Model by JVET
- Experience on learned image and video compression
Benefits
- Sign on payment (case-by-case)
- Relocation package (case-by-case)
- Restricted stock units (case-by-case)
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits
- Participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan
- 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on tenure)
- 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year
- 10 days of paid sick leave per year
