Principal/Senior Researcher - Video Standards

Business Unit

What the Role Entails Job Description Summary About the job: We are inviting motivated researchers and engineers to join our team in Bay Area. The team works on developing cutting edge technologies in multimedia data compression, processing, transmission, analysis and beyond. Some example areas include (but not limited to) video compression algorithms, future video coding standards, learned image and video compression, VR and 360 video coding and transmission, intelligent visual data analysis and representation, future immersive data compression and processing (e.g. point cloud, light field, etc.)Master degree in computer science, electrical engineering, math, statistics, or related fields 5+ years of related working experience Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences Interest and experience in video compression and video coding standards Strong coding skills in C/C++ Ability to communicate/collaborate with other researchers/engineers Ability to think out of box

Who We Look For Preferred qualifications: Proven track record of making contributions to video coding standards Good understanding of state-of-the-art video compression algorithms Working experience on HEVC, VVC, VP9, AV1, AVS3 Working experience on Joint Exploration Model by JVET Experience on learned image and video compression

Responsibilities: Research, design, implement, and optimize novel algorithms/models that lead to improved video compression performance in future or existing codecs Summarize the developed algorithms into academic papers, standard contributions and patent applications Represent company in standard meetings and academic conferences

Location State(s) US-California-Palo Alto The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $158,300.00 to $297,000.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee's tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals. Work Location: US-California-Palo Alto