Sr Software Engineer

The role

This person will drive video codecs architecture design and development for PlayStation SDKs and cloud gaming platforms. They will own encoder/decoder features and partner with platform, hardware, and system software teams.

What you will do

• Drive video codecs architecture design and development for PlayStation SDKs and cloud gaming platform.
• Drive product-focused algorithm innovation for video codecs.
• Own multiple encoder/decoder features using ML-based techniques for video quality enhancement.
• Partner with platform, hardware, and system software teams to resolve complex issues across the codec pipeline.
• Evaluate emerging codec and media technologies and recommend integration strategies.

Required qualifications

• Experience with GPU programming (HLSL, Vulkan, CUDA) with skills in profiling, debugging, and optimizations across CPU and GPU.
• Knowledge of multi-threaded programming and debugging using C and C++.
• Proficient with development tools including IDEs, Git/SVN, JIRA.
• Ability to deliver features from design to validation with clean, efficient code.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree
• Expertise with video compression standards (e.g. AV1, VVC, VP9, H.265, H.264)
• 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

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• matching 401(k)
• paid time off
• wellness program
• employee discounts for Sony products
• possible bonus package

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage.

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. It is a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation and a dynamic technology company.