Develop and maintain video and image encoding software that plug into the Hotstar media pipeline, designing for quality, robustness and scale
Design and implement algorithms that can augment encoding efficiency with video intelligence, automate video quality control of incoming source content and encoded Hotstar streams
Contribute to supporting state-of-art media features on the platform for a delightful user experience
Participate in work related to next-generation video technologies
What to Bring
4+ years experience in multimedia software development, with excellent debugging and problem solving skills.
BE/B.Tech in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent. MS or PhD a plus.
Expert in C++ or Java and object-oriented programming.
Solid understanding of audio and video compression and processing, including video codec standards such as H.264/AVC, HEVC and AV1, audio codecs such as AAC, HE-AAC, EAC-3 and Dolby Atmos
Strong background in image and signal processing, both algorithm design and implementation (for example, image scaling, deinterlacing, frame rate conversion, artifact detection).
Experience in large-scale distributed systems and cloud-computing
Experience in open-source multimedia projects (such as ffmpeg, x264, avisynth, webm)
Experience in Machine Learning applied to video processing
Experience in media packaging formats such as HLS, DASH along with encryption
Understanding of CDN architectures and delivery mechanisms
Job Classification
Industry: Miscellaneous Functional Area: Engineering - Software, Role Category: Software Development Role: Software Development Employement Type: Full time
Education
Under Graduation: B.Tech/B.E. in Production/Industrial Post Graduation: Any Postgraduate Doctorate: Doctorate Not Required, Any Doctorate