Description

Prime Video is changing the way millions of customers interact with video content. We're looking for a talented Video Codec Engineer to join our team in developing and optimizing video compression technologies for Prime Video's streaming infrastructure.

Key job responsibilities

As a Codec Engineer at Prime Video, you'll work on encoder/decoder solutions that impact billions of streaming hours annually. You'll collaborate with team members to optimize codec performance and implement effective video delivery solutions across various platforms.

A day in the life

Implement and optimize video compression algorithms
Assist in benchmarking codec performance across different platforms
Collaborate with team members on video quality assessment metrics and encoding algorithms
Contribute to the integration of video processing workloads into the streaming infrastructure
Help implement production-ready solutions
Participate in technical design discussions and code reviews
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code

About the Team: Our mission is to build and operate innovative video streaming technology that provides the best customer-centric streaming experience for VOD and Live globally. We implement technologies that deliver flawless streaming experiences using optimal bandwidth. We foster a supportive, diverse, and inclusive work environment.

Basic Qualifications

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Solid understanding of video coding standards (H.264, HEVC, AV1)
Solid understanding of video coding standards (H.264, HEVC, AV1)

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Experience with video encoding optimization and profiling tools
Knowledge of video quality assessment and metrics
Familiarity with open-source video encoders and FFmpeg
Experience working on video processing systems
Experience with AI-assisted C/C++ code development
Interest in technical innovation and video coding standards

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Company - ADCI - Karnataka

Job ID: A10402367

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