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Research Engineer - Intern (Video and Edge, Multimedia Lab) - 2027 Start (PhD) - Intern (Video and Edge, Multimedia
San Diego, California, United States of America · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- Our Streaming Codec Team is dedicated to advancing cutting-edge research in multimedia, including but not limited to video compression, image processing, and video data processing, and translating these innovations into production-grade live-streaming systems.
- We are seeking exceptional PhD-level talent with deep expertise in video compression and processing, a strong record of research excellence, and the ambition to shape the future of realtime video technologies.
- We are looking for talented individuals to join our team.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with research scientists and engineers to validate ideas and transfer promising results into production-oriented workflows.
- The Multimedia Lab builds highly efficient, scalable video codec hardware solutions (FPGA and ASIC) from the ground up, serving billions of users.
- We bring together algorithm, architecture, software, firmware, and hardware design and verification expertise, designing high-performance video silicon IP across ASIC and SoC digital design, verification, and next-generation video codec hardware.
Requirements
- Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year.
Nice to have
- Research experience in video compression, image/video processing, multimedia systems, or realtime communications.
- Familiarity with one or more video coding standards such as AVS, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VVC, or AV1.
- Exposure to neural network-based image/video coding or visual processing methods.
- Familiarity with SIMD/NEON optimization, multithreading, or platform-specific performance tuning.
- Experience with live streaming, video conferencing, transcoding, or related video applications.
- Publications or submissions to top conferences or journals in multimedia, image processing, video coding, or related fields.
- Interest in bridging research innovation with practical product impact.
Benefits
- Support the research and development of machine learning based video coding and processing technologies.
Company info
- Our work directly supports large-scale products serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
- As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.
- Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
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