Senior Performance Engineer - Video Codec Benchmarking

About the Position

We are seeking a Senior Performance Engineer - Video Codec Benchmarking to join our team remotely. This role focuses on optimizing video encode/decode performance, ensuring our systems are at the forefront of efficiency and power consumption.

Key Responsibilities

• Run sophisticated encode/decode performance, encoding efficiency, and power consumption tests through our specialized automatic test system.
• Compose detailed competitive analysis reports for internal teams and external clients-transforming technical data into strategic insights.
• Communicate benchmarking results effectively with sales, software engineering, and hardware development teams.
• Improve and extend Hyperscale's video encode/decode automated benchmarking system for Linux and Windows environments.
• Monitor benchmark server farm performance and establish optimal networking configurations.
• Identify performance bottlenecks in video processing pipelines and recommend technical solutions.
• Analyze codec performance data using statistical methods and create compelling visualizations.
• Stay informed about emerging video compression standards and implement relevant benchmarking protocols.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced Windows operating system knowledge, including performance tuning and system optimization.
• Fundamental Linux skills-including command-line proficiency and basic system administration.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining automated testing frameworks.
• Proficiency in data analysis methodologies and statistical evaluation techniques.
• Strong programming skills in Python (Python 3.9+) for test automation and data processing.
• Experience with scripting languages for workflow automation and testing.
• Intermediate level English communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional analytical problem-solving abilities.
• Self-motivated work ethic suitable for a remote environment.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with FFmpeg library (version 5.0+) and video codec implementation.
• Familiarity with hardware acceleration technologies (NVIDIA NVENC, Intel QuickSync, AMD VCE).
• Practical knowledge of modern video codecs (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AV1).
• Background in benchmark development or test automation for multimedia applications.
• Working knowledge of C/C++ programming for codec integration and optimization.
• Advanced Python skills for complex data manipulation and visualization (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing infrastructure.
• Understanding of video quality assessment metrics (PSNR, SSIM, VMAF) and their applications.

About the Company

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