Senior R&D Software Engineer

Senior R&D Software Engineer

For Sony Advanced Visual Sensing

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

We offer an exciting position as part of a small team which develops algorithm prototypes and development frameworks for future Sony sensors. You’ll be working with and towards new generations of Sony Semiconductor Solutions’ technology, the world leading image sensor company. Help to investigate and demonstrate the value of new sensor designs across a diverse range of applications and use cases such as mobile photography, video, automation, AR/XR/VR, and more.

Our team, being acquired in 2019 by Sony, strives to keep its startup spirit alive with a culture of curiosity and high engagement. Get involved in the development of algorithms and sensing system demonstrators as well as the tools and infrastructure to do so in a scalable and efficient manner.

• Are you passionate about the future of technology, imaging, and sensing?
• Do you enjoy designing and implementing software and algorithms where elegant and simple pieces of code click like clockwork to fulfill a much more complex functionality?
• Are you a curious mind who is eager to learn and maybe someone with a knack to “make systems run”?

If this is the case, then join us. At Sony AVS we value diversity and do our best to nurture a workplace with room for different opinions, personalities, and backgrounds.

To introduce yourself, please take some time to answer the questions under the following link, along with the usual CV-based job application submission:

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At Sony AVS, you will:

• Build software tools and libraries to support our sensor innovations as well as algorithm prototype development, and promote them across Sony Semiconductor Solutions
• Build demonstrators for our new sensors with our algorithms
• Optimize software and algorithm pipelines, for offline and online use with hardware prototypes, on desktop as well as mobile (embedded) platforms, collaborating closely with our AI and sensor experts for best system performance
• Work together with the team to improve and future-proof our MLOps and DevOps infrastructure
• Help to develop and implement new machine learning algorithms to prototype and validate commercial applications of Sony sensors
• Coordinate developments within a multi-cultural work environment that spans engineering sites from Japan, Europe, and North America across the Sony Group organization

You should have:

• MSc or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar field
• Proficiency in Python and additional programming and scripting languages
• Proven track record in software development, e.g. with industry experience or involvement in Open Source Software; including experience with modern software development methodologies and principles, such as CI/CD, containers, SOLID, etc.
• A very good understanding of Linux (Windows and other OS are a plus)
• Interest in Computer Vision and Deep Learning algorithms
• Confident communication skills and fluency in English
• Ambition to continuously learn and improve

You can set yourself apart if you have:

• Experience with optimizing algorithms and running software on embedded platforms such as Snapdragon development kits; especially if with deep neural networks
• An in-depth understanding of image or other sensor processing pipelines as well as computer architectures and how to exploit them
• Experience with various sensing modalities such as conventional CMOS cameras, event-based cameras, LIDAR, ToF, IMU, structured light etc.
• Experience building hardware prototypes

The position is within the Sony Advanced Visual Sensing (AVS) group which is an R&D center of Sony Semiconductor Solutions based in Zurich, Switzerland and a former spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and the University of Zurich. We develop novel computer vision algorithms, vision sensors and sensing systems based on our world-leading sensing expertise, including event-based cameras, CMOS cameras and more. We’re a small and dynamic team where everybody can talk to everybody and give inputs on any topic at any time. The team continues to actively shape itself and everybody can have a big influence not only on technical topics but also on our culture and the way we work. We aim to give people the space to learn new things and develop themselves. We value and empower the individual to empower us!

Sony Semiconductor Solutions (sony-semicon.com)  is the world market leader in image sensors, and it is very likely that you knowingly or unknowingly already take your photos with a Sony image sensor. Sony is using its unique technological advantage in image sensors to conquer new fields and markets. If you join us, you will be at the forefront of these activities. We are proud to have been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies multiple years in a row. 

If this sounds like your next adventure, we’re looking forward to hearing from you!