Staff Machine Learning Engineer

The role

This person will develop and improve core generative models for graphics and video processing. They will research and prototype new methods for graphics or video enhancement and data generation pipelines.

What you will do

• Develop and improve core generative models for graphics and video processing
• Research and prototyping of new methods for graphics or video enhancement
• Develop data generation pipelines from generative models
• Collaborate with team members on drafting publications and patent submissions
• Participate and assist the team in core R&D work with other teams

Required qualifications

• PhD or MSc in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Graphics or a related field, or equivalent skills evidenced by work experience
• 7+ years of experience in demonstrable research experience in industry or academia
• Strong background in TensorFlow or PyTorch
• Strong background in Python and packages/libraries related to computer vision or graphics
• Minimum 7 years evidenced by the development of advanced applications in image/video/graphics processing or computer vision
• Evidence of leading technical developments by several publications in top-tier conferences like CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, SIGGRAPH or similar
• Solid background in neural network architectures, evidenced by knowledge of how to formulate and test advanced loss functions
• Solid background in design and test of advanced convolutional, recurrent, transformer-based, diffusion-based or other neural network architectures
• Experience in training, validation and evaluation of deep neural network models on large datasets using Python libraries like HDF5 or similar

Nice to have

• Publications in top-tier conferences and journals like IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or
• Theoretical understanding of the graphics pipeline, including coordinate transformations, PBR materials, rasterization, lighting, and ray tracing
• Experience in image processing theory and methods
• Some experience with 3D engines such as Unreal or Unity

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

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.