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About the Role

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to focus on research and development for future generation image and video coding, particularly through the application of ML/AI methods. This role involves participating in standards bodies, conducting innovative research, and driving architectural innovation and IP generation to shape the company's long-term strategy.

Responsibilities

Conduct research and development for future generation image and video coding using ML/AI methods.
Participate in and represent Disney at AOM and connect with academic research groups, conferences, and other standard bodies (MPEG, IETF, VQEG).
Conduct innovative research and advanced development involving advanced computer vision algorithms and applied ML/AI techniques.
Address tasks such as media enhancement, understanding, analysis, compression, and enhancing storytelling.
Conduct multidisciplinary research and implementation in video technologies, including video processing, encoding, and E2E video streaming.
Design video algorithms and software workflows for velocity, scale, and efficiency optimization.
Serve as a thought leader and technical domain expert, driving architectural innovation and significant IP generation.
Influence strategy and represent the organization in technical discussions.
Shape long-term strategy and product development with critical contributions to initiatives and innovation.
Work with senior leaders to drive major technical advancements.
Collaborate across global teams in Zurich, Bangalore, US, and Beijing.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of experience in a related field.
Deep expertise in video coding standards such as AV1, AV2, AVC, HEVC, VVC.
Strong algorithm background for both traditional block-based and emerging neural network-based video coding tools.
Strong background in applying deep learning techniques to video processing tasks.
Proven track record of IP generation.
In-depth understanding and experience with multimedia stack, frameworks, and video coding/processing methods.
Proven track record of success and demonstrable experience in research or advanced development in video coding/media processing or adjacent fields.
Knowledge and experience with C/C++ and Python.
Extensive experience in deploying and optimizing AI/ML models and frameworks.
Applied knowledge of Media Metadata and Processing.
Applied knowledge of ABR algorithms and transport formats.
Knowledge of gStreamer Media Framework.
Experience with building web-apps/dashboards for data visualization.
Experience with working with Dockers.
Web service development, REST APIs, XML/JSON.
Release management, CD/CI tools, Git/GitHub.
Experience with high load, highly scalable and distributed applications.

Skills

Video coding standards (AV1, AV2, AVC, HEVC, VVC)
Video processing
Deep learning
Computer vision
Multimedia stack
C/C++
Python
AI/ML model deployment and optimization
Media Metadata and Processing
ABR algorithms
Transport formats
gStreamer Media Framework
Web app development
Data visualization
Dockers
Web service development
REST APIs
XML/JSON
Release management
CD/CI tools
Git/GitHub

Location

San Francisco, CA, USA
USA - NC - 3005 Carrington Mill Blvd

Work Type

Full time

Experience Level

Principal Engineer
10+ years of experience

Education Level

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Salary/Compensations

San Francisco, CA: $206,400 - $276,700 per year
Morrisville, NC: $175,500 - $235,400 per year

Benefits

Bonus and/or long-term incentive units
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

About the Company

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more.
The team builds and advances the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.
The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses.
Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, etc.).
We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex technical problems.
The Core Media Technology (CMT) team is one of our Research and Advanced Development teams focused on video and audio processing for live and on-demand video streaming delivery.
CMT optimizes media processing, introduces new media codecs, develops quality and performance assessment frameworks, and conducts innovative media R&D.