Sr Software Engineer

About the role

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Sr. Software Engineer, Video Team

San Mateo, CA

Responsibilities:

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

- Drive product-focused algorithm innovation for video codecs, aligning performance optimizations with product and user requirements

- Own multiple encoder/decoder features with strong accountability, leveraging ML-based techniques for video quality enhancement

- 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.

Required Qualifications:

- Experience with GPU programming (HLSL, Vulkan, CUDA) with proven skills in profiling, debugging, and optimizations across CPU and GPU.

- 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.

- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred

Nice to have:

- Expertise with video compression standards (e.g. AV1, VVC, VP9, H.265, H.264)

- AI/ML 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.

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.