About this role
Job title: Video Codecs Architect / Engineer
About the Role Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) seeks a Video Codecs Architect/Engineer to drive design and development of video codecs for PlayStation SDKs and cloud gaming, and to push ML-based quality improvements. This role partners across platforms, hardware, and system software to deliver high-performance codecs.
What You'll Do
- Drive video codecs architecture design and development for PlayStation SDKs and cloud gaming platform.
- Drive product-focused algorithm innovation for video codecs, aligning performance optimizations with product and user requirements.
- Own multiple encoder/decoder features with strong accountability, leveraging ML-based techniques for video quality enhancement.
- Partner with platform, hardware, and system software teams to investigate and resolve complex, high-priority issues across the codec pipeline.
- Evaluate emerging codec and media technologies and recommend integration strategies for future platforms.
What We're Looking For
- Expertise with video compression standards (e.g. AV1, VVC, VP9, H.265, H.264)
- Knowledge of multi-threaded programming and debugging using C and C++
- Proficient with a wide range of development tools, including IDEs, Git/SVN, JIRA
- Proven ability to deliver features from design to validation with clean, efficient code
- Master's degree or equivalent
Nice to Have
- Experience with GPU programming (HLSL, Vulkan, CUDA) with proven skills in profiling, debugging, and optimizations across CPU and GPU.
- AI/ML modeling and training experience
- Embedded system experience with multimedia frameworks
- Knowledge of SIMD optimizations on real time systems
- Contributions to open-source projects in multimedia, systems programming, or performance engineering.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base pay range: USD 193,300—289,900 per year.
- This role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and employee discounts for Sony products. It may also be eligible for a bonus package.