Research Engineer, Prime Video Encoding Team

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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.

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