Video Coding/Transcoding Algorithm Engineer

ResponsibilitiesFounded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join UsAt ByteDance, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for millions of users across all of our products.

We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes.

Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility.

Join us and make impact happen with a career at ByteDance. Our team designs and optimizes the next-generation end-to-end video system (for video production, processing, delivery, and consumption) to improve the quality of experience (QoE) for our billions of users.

We are looking for strong video algorithm engineers from all areas of video understanding, video processing, video coding, video streaming, and video quality assessment, etc.

who have a dedication to technical excellence and a passion to build large-scale and high-performing video platforms and services.

Responsibilities : - Design video encoding / transcoding strategies and algorithms to optimize the end-to-end video quality and user QoE, including content-aware / context-aware encoding etc.

Design encoding solutions for various applications and scenarios, including VOD / Live / VR streaming, user upload / server transcoding, hardware / software encoding, etc.

Qualifications- Bachelor in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent, Master / PhD preferred- Proficient in one of the following : C, C++, Python- Familiar with video codecs such as AVC, HEVC, and their encoder implementations (such as x264, x265 etc.

Knowledge of video quality assessment, video optimization, adaptive streaming preferred- Experinece with FFMPEG is a plus- Experience in content-aware / context-aware encoding preferred- Great communication, eager to learn, and always passionate about turning cutting-edge technologies into real life use cases.

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.

Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life.

To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

We are passionate about this and hope you are too. ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process.

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