Description
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Core Media Technology (CMT) team in Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology. This role involves research and development for future generation image and video coding, particularly through the application of ML/AI methods.
Responsibilities:
- Participate and represent Disney at AOM and connect with academic research groups, conferences, and other standard bodies such as MPEG, IETF, and VQEG.
- Conduct innovative research and advanced development involving advanced computer vision algorithms and applied ML/AI techniques to address tasks such as media enhancement, understanding, analysis, compression, and enhancing storytelling through innovative media experiences.
- Design video algorithms and software workflows for achieving velocity, scale, and efficiency to further optimize our media platform.
- Drive architectural innovation and significant IP generation both internally and at the standards level.
- Collaborate with senior leaders to drive major technical advancements.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in a related field.
- Deep expertise in video coding standards such as AV1, AV2, AVC, HEVC, VVC.
- Strong algorithm background for both traditional block-based and emerging neural network-based video coding tools.
- Proven track record of IP generation.
- In-depth understanding and experience with multimedia stack, multimedia frameworks, and video coding/processing methods.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge and experience with C/C++ and Python.
- Extensive experience in deploying and optimizing AI/ML models and frameworks.
- Applied knowledge of Media Metadata and Processing, ABR algorithms and transport formats, and gStreamer Media Framework.
Salary: $209,500.00 - $280,900.00 per year (San Francisco, CA) or $182,200.00 - $244,300.00 per year (Morrisville, NC)