Video Analysis and Quality Algorithm Engineer - 2023 Start (MS)

Responsibilities

Founded 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 Us

At 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.

Team Introduction

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.

We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates:

• May 22, 2023
• June 12, 2023
• July 17, 2023
• August 14, 2023
  
  

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is firm and includes all Bytedance jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement video processing algorithms, including but not limited to: super-resolution, frame interpolation, HDR, sampling, pre- and post-coding processing etc.
  
  

Qualifications

• MS degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent fields.
• Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose programming languages including but not limited to: C/C , Python, etc.
• Strong knowledge and solid experience in one of the following areas: video processing , computer vision, video coding.
• Strong knowledge of deep neural networks, familiar with frameworks such as pytorch and tensorflow.
• Collaborative mindset, with solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong academic background, publications in video processing and coding, computer vision.
• Experience in open-source multimedia projects (x264, x265, and FFMPEG, etc.).
• Experience in video-related applications, such as short video streaming, video transcoding, live streaming, etc.
• Experience in algorithm optimization on CPU, GPU, and mobile platform, etc.
  
  

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 Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at Accommodations-AMS@bytedance.com.

By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://jobs.bytedance.com/en/legal/privacy.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $112065 - $164160 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.