Software Engineer, PlayStation
$163.7-245.5k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Be an early applicant
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$163.7-245.5k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Excellent skills in diagnosing and resolving complex issues related to C and C++ code
- Experience with GPU and graphics programming, including languages such as HLSL, Vulkan, or CUDA
- Familiarity with image processing and video compression standards (e.g., MPEG, H.264/265)
- Proficient with these systems/tools: IDE’s, Source Control (git/SVN), and Issue Tracking (Windows/Linux)
- Experience with one or more C/C++ compilers: LLVM/Clang, GCC, Visual Studio, ProDG
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Strong grasp of code efficiency and performance optimization
- Committed to delivering clean, efficient, maintainable code
Desirable
- Hands-on experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch for model implementation and training
- Experience with data manipulation libraries, such as NumPy and Pandas
- Good understanding of ML models and techniques used for image/video data, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
- Prior embedded system development
- Experienced in writing multi-threading and SIMD
- Understanding of concepts in video quality measurement metrics (PSNR, SSIM, VAMF, etc.)
- Results driven, highly organized, methodical and detail oriented
- Has worked with video system development
- Any exposure to gaming console and/or consumer electronics development
What the job involves
- We have an exciting opportunity at Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (PlayStation)
- Our software production organization seeks a senior-level software engineer for our Video Codecs team
- This team is a trailblazer in video encoding/decoding technology
- Efforts here will contribute to the development of system libraries used for both our current and next generation PlayStation products
- You will contribute to the design and implementation of technology used for cloud gaming, remote play, game recording, video streaming and in-game video playback
- The software you develop here is the foundation of an SDK for industry leading game and content developers and will change the way video games are played worldwide
- Understand users’ requirements and assist with system software integration
- Contribute to the architecture design and development of encoder and decoder libraries
- Collaborate with international counterparts to realize design and development goals
- Work with vendors to evaluate and implement externally developed functionality
- Own multiple encoder or decoder components with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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