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Video Codec Algorithm Engineer - Multimedia Lab

ByteDance
San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Mar 2026
💰 $341,734/yr($177,688/yr$341,734/yr)

About the role

About Team
As part of a technology-driven company, our Multimedia Lab focuses on core R&D for multimedia content such as audio, video, point clouds, and meshes.
We are contributors to international standardization efforts and have built comprehensive capabilities across algorithm design, system implementation, and hardware-software co-optimization.
Our work centers on key areas such as content generation, analysis, compression, processing, transmission, and interaction. We consistently deliver high-quality, practical, and scalable solutions that support diverse business innovations. Alongside our commitment to efficient and reliable technology delivery, we invest heavily in foundational research—exploring fundamental algorithms, large models, and next-generation standards to build sustainable, forward-looking technical competitiveness.

Responsibilities
- Design and develop cutting-edge algorithms to maximize compression efficiency
- Optimize codec performance through low-level and system-level enhancements
- Push the boundaries of state-of-the-art video coding technologies to deliver superior visual quality
- Conduct research and development on AI-powered codecs, including end-to-end image/video compression systems

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $341734 annually.

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