Drimva

ByteDance

Research Engineer, Video Processing and Codec(Realtime Codec Optimizations)

San Diego, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026

Education
Bachelor’s degree or above in computer science/electrical engineering/mathematics/statistics and related disciplines.

About the job

Research and develop realtime video codecs, encoding and decoding systems, and video-processing algorithms for live-streaming products.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop commercial realtime codecs and encoding/decoding frameworks for diverse video formats and live streaming.
  • Research video encoding for heterogeneous platforms and visual-quality-oriented coding and processing algorithms.
  • Document encoder/decoder interfaces and help design and implement transmission protocols.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, statistics, or a related discipline.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and software design, plus problem-solving skills.
  • Good understanding of state-of-art compression algorithms.
  • Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose languages, including but not limited to C/C++.

Nice to have

  • Experience developing image/video applications; familiarity with neural-network-based image/video coding, video compression standards, NEON/SIMD, or multithreading.
  • International standardization experience, rich experience in video coding standards, or relevant academic publications.

Tools

C/C++, AVS, H.264, H.265, VVC, AV1, NEON/SIMD

AI focus

Familiarity with neural network-based image/video coding and processing is preferred.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)