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Sony Interactive Entertainment · 3 hours ago

Sr Software Engineer

San Mateo, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$193K/yr - $290K/yr

Sony Interactive Entertainment, known for its PlayStation products, is seeking a senior-level software engineer for its Video Codecs team. The role involves designing and implementing technology for cloud gaming and video playback, contributing to the development of system libraries for current and future PlayStation products.

Consumer GoodsMusicVideo Games

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Rachel (Gershon) Mountjoy

Responsibilities

Drive video codecs architecture design and development for PlayStation SDKs and cloud gaming platform

Own multiple encoder/decoder features with strong accountability for quality, performance, and maintainability

Conduct system-level performance investigations and lead optimization strategies across CPU and GPU

Partner with platform, hardware, and system software teams to investigate and resolve complex, high-priority issues across the codec pipeline

Evaluate emerging codec and media technologies and recommend integration strategies for future platforms

Qualification

GPU programmingVideo compression standardsMulti-threaded programmingCC++Development toolsML/AI modelingEmbedded systemsSIMD optimizationsOpen-source contributions

Required

Extensive experience with GPU programming (HLSL, Vulkan, CUDA) with proven skills in profiling, debugging, and optimizations across CPU and GPU

Familiarity with video compression standards (e.g. H.264/H.265, VP9)

Knowledge of multi-threaded programming and debugging using C and C++

Proficient with a wide range of development tools, including IDEs, Git/SVN, JIRA

Proven ability to deliver features from design to validation with clean, efficient code

Preferred

ML/AI 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

Coveted employee discounts for Sony products

Bonus package

Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment is responsible for the PlayStation brand and family of products and services.

Founded in 1993

San Mateo, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.sie.com

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