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Netflix Software Engineer L5 Video Algorithms United States, Oregon 83503825
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The Role:
As a Senior Software Engineer in Video Algorithms:
You will be responsible for designing and prototyping encoding algorithms and software workflows that can improve the quality or reduce the bandwidth requirements of our video streams.
You will study current workflow and codec implementations and find areas for improvement in quality and speed and take your innovations from paper to product by collaborating with other software engineers and scientists in the team.
You will have the opportunity to conduct research on next-generation image and video coding, collaborate with academic research groups and participate in research conferences.
About You:
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Works effectively with cross-functional teams
- Constantly seeks to improve yourself and the team
- has excellent software development skills and a successful track record in Video Algorithms and Coding research or adjacent fields (Computer Graphics, Video Processing, Computer Vision, Video Quality) with publications, tech-blogs and/or contributions to products
- Has the ability to see areas for improvements in existing systems, and is capable of conceiving and executing solutions for such improvements
- Is excited to apply your expertise to a product that touches millions of lives everyday
Minimum qualifications:
- 5+ years experience in multimedia software development, with excellent debugging and problem solving skills.
- BS in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent. MS or PhD a plus.
- Shown proficiency in Python and/or Java and object-oriented programming.
- Solid understanding of video compression and processing, including codec standards such as , HEVC and AV1.
- Strong background in image and signal processing, both algorithm design and implementation (for example: image scaling, deinterlacing, frame rate conversion, artifact detection etc.).
Bonus points:
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-computing
- Experience with software performance optimization
- Involvement in open-source multimedia projects (such as ffmpeg, x264, avisynth, webm)
- Experience with image and video quality assessment
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $170,000 - $720,000.
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