Machine Learning Engineer

United States, San Mateo, CA

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We've thrilled gamers since 1994, when we launched the original PlayStation.
Today, we're recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

The Future Technology Group are PlayStation's technology experts. We develop innovative technologies that push the boundaries of play, helping game developers make the best games on PlayStation by creating a world class gaming experience.

As part of the Future Technology Group team, you will be working with small, focused project teams researching and implementing innovative technologies, and finding ways to apply them to our platform and services.

We are looking for engineers to develop core technology and conduct innovative research in applying Machine Learning to different technological challenges.
Our focus is on areas such as content creation, AI-assisted design, animation, speech synthesis and autonomous gameplay agents.
We expect the candidate to develop and apply AI and deep learning algorithms, conduct experiments to optimize performance, and build prototypes. We encourage research publication and patents.

Responsibilities:

  *   Researching state of the art technologies
  *   Contributing to identifying and developing the technology portfolio of future PlayStation platforms
  *   Performing research and sharing information internally, in relevant conferences or publications
  *   Developing proof of concepts and innovative technology prototypes
  *   Anticipating technology trends and applying these to improve our existing and future PlayStation products/services
Qualifications:

  *   PhD or a Master's Degree with 3+ years relevant industry experience.
  *   Strong technical background in Machine Learning, Math or Computer Science
  *   Strong coding and software engineering skills in a mainstream programming language; such as C, C++, Python, etc.
  *   Hands-on experience working with deep learning toolkits such as Tensorflow, PyTorch, or Keras
  *   Strong fundamental understanding of Machine Learning theory, architectures, and innovative research areas
  *   Self-motivated and ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team
  *   Excellent spoken and written communication skills
Nice to have:

  *   PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or related field
  *   Specialization in one of the following areas:
     *   Experience of working with Reinforcement / Imitation Learning
     *   Experience of working with GANs
     *   Experience of working with Attention in Machine Learning
     *   Machine Learning applied to animation
     *   Machine Learning applied to content / asset creation
     *   Machine Learning applied to speech / audio processing and generation
  *   Publications in top machine learning, image, or NLP (Natural Language Processing) conferences
  *   Familiarity and interest in gaming applications
  *   Experience with research communities, including having published papers at conferences
Benefits of working in the Future Technology Group

  *   Technology development is not constrained by specific games/engines.
  *   There is time and space to research and develop innovative technologies
  *   Opportunities to work on collaborative projects with R&D teams across world, and with academia
  *   Innovation time for research and projects of your own choosing
  *   Opportunities to participate in global hackathons
  *   Opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills by learning about the latest techniques in a team of experts with a wealth of industry experience
  *   Relaxed working environment with high level of trust and autonomy. All staff are encouraged to express their views and challenge the status quo
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Tags: Computer Science Content creation Deep Learning Engineering Keras Machine Learning NLP PhD Python PyTorch R R&D Research Speech synthesis TensorFlow VR

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Country: United States
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