Dolby Careers Android Media Architect
About The Position
Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. At Dolby, science meets art, and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team, you’ll see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We’re big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits, not to mention a Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where, when, and how you do your best work. Dolby’s consumer entertainment and cinema businesses are bringing Dolby’s breakthrough technologies, powering the world’s top movies, TV shows, music, games, and live sports to more places around the world across a wider range of consumer experiences and devices. Join our Core Technology Architecture team in Dolby's Entertainment organization and help create spectacular experiences for consumers everywhere. As the Android Media Architect, you'll build and strengthen relationships with Google's engineering teams to drive adoption of Dolby technologies across their platforms. You'll guide and coordinate the technical work of multiple Dolby engineering teams who contribute to Google projects, ensuring alignment and maximizing our collective impact. Finally, you'll be part of a dynamic cross-functional team developing comprehensive technology strategies that bring Dolby experiences to Android devices, Chrome OS devices, Chrome Browser, and Chromecast worldwide.
Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years of work experience with relevant bachelor's degree. (EE / CS / etc.). Research qualifications (master's degree or PhD) a bonus.
- Knowledge of video and image signal processing
- Experience with multiple variants of Android/Chrome OSs media stacks (Audio and Imaging) o Including AOSP, Android Mobile, Android TV, Android Auto, Android Automotive OS (AAOS), Android XR, Wear OS and Chrome OS o Including working knowledge of MediaCodec, Media3 and legacy Android media APIs (Audioflinger, etc)
- Experience with Google powered devices including Pixel Phones and Tablets, Chromebooks and Nest Audio devices
- Experience with OTT playback systems and players (including Exoplayer, Shaka Player, etc) and including working knowledge of DRM
- Experience with web and broadcast content delivery ecosystems, including working knowledge of the Chromium media stack
- Knowledge of Android/Chrome OS connectivity protocols, in particular Google Cast and connectivity technology; Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB
- Knowledge of secure systems, including TEE along with working knowledge of developing in C/C++, Python, Javascript and Rust
Responsibilities
- Build and develop strong relationships with technical leaders across Google, creating trusted partnerships delivering value to Google’s business through enabling Dolby’s spectacular experiences
- Develop and execute a multi-year technology strategy for Dolby’s experiences on Google’s family of technology platforms and devices, including Android based OSs, Chrome, Chromium, Chrome OS and Chromecast
- Maintain detailed media system architectures of relevant Google technology platforms while defining, developing, and orchestrating Dolby’s technical architectures to support our experiences on Google platforms
- Provide thought leadership on Dolby’s experiences on Google’s platforms both internally and for our partners
- Deliver technical leadership to project managers and engineering teams to drive delivery of Dolby experiences on Google’s platforms.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
