Software Engineer - Machine Learning Analysis & Optimization for Graphics

Company: PlayStation Global
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: March 9, 2023

Job Description:

Are you passionate about artificial intelligence, enjoy high quality real-time graphics, and have an eye for detail? Do you want your work to influence the most successful gaming platform of all time?
DESCRIPTION:
Sony Interactive Entertainment has an extraordinary opportunity in the R&D department. We seek an ambitious software engineer to analyze machine learning approaches to graphics problems and understand their potential in groundbreaking solutions. These graphics problems are in a vast space from image and geometry processing, character animation, and VR technology. If this interests you, please apply!
RESPONSIBILITIES:

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• Analyze ongoing machine learning development, optimize model and hyperparameters, improve training data with feature engineering, and propose different model architectures if necessary
  
• Develop ML training infrastructure to reduce the turnaround time of experiments and enhance the automated regression test system to improve coverage
  
• In communication with game studios, critically analyze current real-time rendering, content creation pipelines, and VR rendering technology to find areas for new development
  
• Craft testing plans, samples, and documentation together with other production teams
  
• Analyze runtime performance data collected from the application running on PlayStation hardware and report performance trade-offs to the team
  
  REQUIREMENTS:
  
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  • Hands-on experience working with deep learning toolkits such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Keras
    
  • Development using Python (2 years minimum)
    
  • Machine Learning experience: Understanding ML theory, architectures, and research
    
  • Exposure to computer graphics, and a motivation to learn and fix major graphics problems
    
  • A creative personality that strives to analyze sophisticated problems and propose innovative solutions
    
  • Good communication, writing, presentation, and leadership skills
    
    NICE-TO-HAVE:
    
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    • Machine Learning applied to computer vision, image processing, geometry, animation, or other graphics topics
      
    • Experience in implementing or optimizing rendering techniques such as deferred, forward+, shadow, or anti-aliasing on graphics API such as DX12, DX11, Vulkan, or OpenGL, using C++
      
    • Understanding of modern GPU architectures and 3D graphics pipeline
      
    • Knowledge of physically based shading, or global illumination
      
    • Hands-on experience with Docker and possibly Kubernetes
      
    • Experience with AWS services, including S3, Lambda and EC2
      
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