Principal Software Engineer

The Role:

The individual will be a technical leader and contributor to the design and development of multimedia software (application, middleware, driver, and firmware). A comprehensive and deep understanding of video codecs (AVC/HEVC/VP9/AV1) and video processing is a must. Hand-on experience is also required.

The Person:

We are seeking a self-motivated and quick learner to fill a technical leadership role. This individual will have technical expertise and the ability to lead, mentor, and build a small engineering team consisting of both contractors and full-time employees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement device driver for new AMD GPU/APU products
• Craft and build Multimedia functionality to support new HW, SW or OS specifications
• Reproduce, debug and resolve graphics driver issues with specific hardware and software contexts
• Craft and develop test applications and quality assurance programs
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Required Expertise (10+ years experience)

• Deep knowledge of Multimedia (video codecs for encode and decode, color formats, video pre and post processing and presents)
• Embedded FW development and knowledge of assembly language
• Strong C/C++ programming skills
• Experience with x86 CPU architecture and SW implementation for System-On-Chip
• Experience with device driver design and implementation for graphics and other peripherals
• Kernel Mode and user mode debugging design, implement and debug skills, experience with WinDbg, SoftICE, etc.
• Experience with FPGA systems for design and Verification
• Familiar with emulation tools and pre-silicon prototyping systems
• Troubleshooting, ability to triage and root cause issue

Academic Credentials:

• University Degree or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering