Multimedia Software Engineer- Multimedia Lab

Multimedia Software Engineer
- Multimedia Lab

Location:

San Jose

Team:
Technology

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: JM9 C2

Team Introduction:
Our team is building industry leading, highly efficient and scalable video codec hardware solutions (FPGA and ASIC) from the ground up to better serve our billions of users. We are looking for strong software and firmware engineers to design algorithms, C-model and firmware for advanced video encoding and processing implemented in dedicated hardware accelerators. The successful candidate will be part of a fast growing team that includes algorithm, architecture, software, firmware, and hardware design and verification experts with a dedication to technical excellence and a passion to build large‑scale and high‑performing video platforms and services.

• Design and development of control software/firmware for multimedia processors.
• Design and development of Linux platform drivers and application-level software for multimedia processors.
• Implement efficient video processing pipelines for encoding, decoding, and transcoding.
• System performance analysis, design, and optimization.
• Hardware function verification of multimedia processors, as well as design and development of software test cases and tools.
• Cooperate to support several Byte Dance businesses, including LIVE/VOD/RTC/Picture processing and etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS degree or above in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent fields.
• Excellent software design, problem solving and debugging skills.
• Solid programming skills in C/C++.
• At least 3 years of direct related experience in software development.
• Knowledge of video compression, including codec standards such as H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC.
• Familiar with Linux operating systems, with expertise in both application-level software and kernel driver development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. or PhD in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
• Familiarity with open-source multimedia frameworks such as FFmpeg and GStreamer is preferred.
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art video codecs, such as H.266/VVC, AV1/AV2 is a big plus.
• Knowledge of image/video and signal processing, both algorithm design and implementation (for example, Encoding rate Control, scene change detection, sharpen filter, ROI, adaptive GOP structure and etc).
• Experience working on NPU&DSP development is a big plus.
• Strong execution capability, good communication skills, and team spirit.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187,040 - $438,000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or…