Video Algorithm Engineer - Multimedia Lab

Responsibilities
Team Introduction: Our team designs and optimizes the next-generation end-to-end video system (for video production, processing, delivery, and consumption) to improve the quality of experience (QoE) for our billions of users. We are looking for strong video algorithm engineers from all areas of video understanding, video processing, video coding, video streaming, and video quality assessment, etc., who have a dedication to technical excellence and a passion to build large-scale and high-performing video platforms and services.

Design and implement adaptive video encoding algorithms at both internal and external codec levels

Design and implement video understanding, and video processing and enhancement algorithms

Design and validate image/video quality metrics, no-reference, and full-reference metrics

Design and implement efficient video delivery and streaming algorithms for both Live and VOD services

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

BS degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent fields

Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills

Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose programming languages including but not limited to: C/C++, Python, etc.

Strong knowledge and solid experience in one of the following areas: video understanding, video processing (denoise, super-resolution, HDR etc.), video coding, video streaming (DASH, ABR, QoE etc.), video quality assessment, and subjective visual quality optimization etc.

Collaborative mindset, with solid written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiar with video coding standards (AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265, AV1, and VVC, etc.)

Experience in open-source multimedia projects (x264, x265, and FFMPEG, etc.)

Experience in video-related applications, such as short video streaming, video transcoding, live streaming, etc.

Experience in deep learning and neural-network-based video coding/processing/streaming algorithms

Experience in algorithm optimization on CPU, GPU, and mobile platform, etc.

Job Information
Compensation (Annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $212,800 - $450,000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment.

Reasonable Accommodation
ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request.

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