Netflix Job – Senior Software Engineer

Job Description:

At Netflix, we are passionate about delivering the best viewing experience to our members, no matter what they watch, where they watch, or how they watch. We care about video quality, whether you are home watching Our Planet on the latest 4K HDR TV, or viewing Stranger Things over a cellular network while commuting to work. This means that we need every bit of our video streams to count and our challenges include constantly improving on our video encoding and processing algorithms and workflows in a scalable, efficient manner.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Video and Image Encoding to help us address these challenges, as well as drive strategic research in the field.

Job Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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 get to work on exciting video encoding problems while knowing that you are making Netflix videos smoother, crisper and more engaging for millions of people worldwide.

Job Requirements:

• 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 improvement
• 5+ years experience in multimedia software development, with excellent debugging and problem solving skills.
• Strong background in image and signal processing, both algorithm design and implementation (for example: image scaling, deinterlacing, frame rate conversion, artifact detection etc.).
• Shown proficiency in C++ or Java and object-oriented programming.
• Involvement in open-source multimedia projects (such as ffmpeg, x264, avisynth, webm)
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-computing
• Solid understanding of video compression and processing, including codec standards such as H.264/AVC, HEVC and VP9.
• BS in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent. MS or PhD a plus.
• Experience with software performance optimization

Job Details:

Company: Netflix

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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