Senior ML Engineer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior ML Engineer (Visual Computing): Develop and improve core generative models for graphics and video processing in game rendering and live streaming systems with an accent on runtime efficiency, visual quality, and latency. Focus on researching and prototyping new enhancement methods, data generation pipelines, and collaborating on publications and patents.

Company

Global leader in entertainment producing PlayStation family of products and services including PS5, PS4, PSVR, PlayStation Plus, and acclaimed software titles from PlayStation Studios.

What you will do

• Develop and improve generative models for graphics and video processing in applications like live video streaming and game rendering.
• Research and prototype new methods for graphics or video enhancement and data generation pipelines.
• Collaborate with team on drafting publications and patent submissions.
• Participate in core R&D work with other teams within hirify.global.

Requirements

• PhD or MSc in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, AI, ML, Computer Graphics or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of demonstrable research experience in industry or academia.
• Strong background in TensorFlow or PyTorch, Python libraries for computer vision or graphics; 5+ years developing advanced image/video/graphics processing applications.
• Evidence of leading technical developments via at least 1 publication in top-tier conference like CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, SIGGRAPH.
• Solid background in neural network architectures, advanced loss functions, convolutional/recurrent/transformer/diffusion models, or training/validation on large datasets.

Nice to have

• Publications in top conferences/journals like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing.
• Theoretical understanding of graphics pipeline (coordinate transformations, PBR, rasterization, lighting, ray tracing).
• Experience in image processing theory and practical designs.
• Experience with 3D engines like Unreal or Unity for dataset generation, G-buffers, motion vectors.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working within Flexmodes.
• Private Medical Insurance and Dental Scheme.
• 25 days holiday per year.
• On-site gym, subsidised café, free soft drinks, on-site bar, cycle garage and showers.
• Discretionary bonus opportunity.
• Inclusive environment embracing diversity.