Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

**Job Summary:** As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will demonstrate strong independence and technical proficiency while collaborating effectively within the team. You will uphold a standard of excellence, ensuring high-quality work and timely delivery of projects. Additionally, you will serve as the functional lead within your domain, providing guidance and expertise to team members. **About the team:** Join our Video Engineering team as a Staff Engineer leading the development of next-generation media infrastructure. You'll work on cutting-edge challenges in video codec optimization, AI-driven quality assessment, and streaming at massive scale. This role offers the opportunity to shape the technical strategy for video processing systems that serve millions of concurrent users globally.   **Key responsibilities:** * Lead the design and development of video processing & ad insertion software integrated with the Hotstar media pipelines  * Architect solutions for quality, robustness, and scale – handling massive volumes of video content efficiently * Innovate and prototype emerging media technologies (AI-driven quality assessment, dynamic bitrate optimization, etc.) * Design and implement algorithms for encoding efficiency augmentation with video intelligence capabilities * Build automated video quality control systems for incoming source content and encoded JioHotstar streams * Drive technical implementation of media features in live streaming workflows with observability and resiliency * Champion support for state-of-the-art media features on the platform, ensuring delightful user experience * Collaborate with research and product teams to evaluate and integrate next-generation video technologies **Skills and attributes for success:**   * 7+ years of experience in multimedia software development with excellent problem-solving and debugging skills  * Expert proficiency in C++ or Java with strong object-oriented programming fundamentals * Deep understanding of audio and video compression and processing, including: Video codec standards: H.264/AVC, HEVC, AV1, HDR standards: Dolby Vision, HDR10+  * Audio codecs: AAC, HE-AAC, EAC-3, Dolby Atmos (AC-4) * Immersive formats: 360VR, 3D video * Strong background in image and signal processing including algorithm design and implementation * Experience with live streaming workflows, systems, streaming protocols, and network topologies * Hands-on experience with open-source multimedia projects (ffmpeg, GStreamer, NVIDIA DeepStream, x265, SVT-AV1) * Experience in large-scale distributed systems and cloud-computing platforms * Knowledge of media packaging formats: HLS, DASH, CMAF with encryption standards * Understanding of CDN architectures and delivery mechanisms * Experience with Machine Learning and GenAI systems applied to media processing **Preferred education and experience:** * 9 to 12 years of experience with BE/B.Tech in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent. MS or PhD a plus