Sony is Hiring for Programming Intern

Sony is Hiring for C++ Programming Interns through its internship drive 2023.

Sony Research India is driving cutting-edge research and development in various locations around the globe, including laboratories in Japan, the United States, Europe, and Asia. We are striving to create new technology, products, and services while at the same time, sustaining Sony Group’s diverse businesses in electronics, entertainment, and financial fields.

For our research center to blaze a trail in the latest technologies, we seek to foster the growth of a diverse pool of engineering talent and create a technology talent bank to drive research excellence worldwide. Sony Research India (SRI) is offering outstanding career opportunities in the area of frontline technologies such as AI and data analytics.

About the Job/Job Purpose/ Roles and responsibilities:

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in early October 2022. Internships at Sony Research India are aimed to offer students with industry exposure with production-level project experience. The primary responsibility in this role will be to positively contribute to the growth and development of innovative technologies at SRI. For this internship, we’re only looking for candidates from Computer Science backgrounds with strong software development skills in C++. In this internship, you’ll work closely with research scientists and other members of the team on various development and optimization tasks for image and video compression and processing applications. You’ll have the opportunity to actively participate in designing and creating stable and scalable high-quality applications. In addition, you’ll also be testing and fixing bugs and other coding-related issues.

Work Location

• Remote/Hybrid working from Bangalore, India

Duration of the internship:

• The internship would last for 3 to 6 months, starting in January 2023.
• Working hours from 9:30 to 18:00 (Monday to Friday) full-time

Essential Education / Qualifications / Experience

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Software Development, Software Engineering, Information Science, Computer Applications, or other closely related technical disciplines.

Skills required:

1. Strong knowledge and experience in programming using data structure and OOP concepts proficiently in C and C++.
2. Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications, in C++.
3. Relevant experience with ML and DL libraries, data visualization & preparation, etc, mainly for computer vision tasks.
4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with knowledge of maths, probability, statistics, and algorithms.
5. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and document preparation skills.

Good to have Skills:

• Knowledge of video codecs, image codecs, and compression technology.
• Familiarity with video codec standards, such as H.264 AVC, H.265/ HEVC, or H.266/VVC.
• Knowledge of developing various computer vision models with CNN, GAN, and transformers mainstay.
• Demonstrate research capabilities through a relevant publication record in good journals and conferences.
• Experience on AWS.
• Familiar with Linux operating system.
• Participation in Kaggle and other open-source grand challenge competitions.

Life at SRI: We are an organization with strong values that is determined to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.

Our Values:

• Dreams & Curiosity: Pioneer the future with dreams and curiosity.
• Diversity: Pursue the creation of the very best by harnessing diversity and varying viewpoints.
• Integrity & Sincerity: Earn the trust of the Sony brand through ethical and responsible conduct.
• Sustainability: Fulfil our stakeholder responsibilities through disciplined business practices.

Sony Research India is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices, policies, and procedures and to ensuring that no worker or potential worker will receive less favorable treatment due to any characteristic protected under applicable local laws.

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Why choose us?

Sony Research India will provide you the freedom of a startup, with a legacy that thrives on creativity & innovation.

Sony Research India is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices, policies, and procedures and to ensuring that no worker or potential worker will receive less favorable treatment due to any characteristic protected under applicable local laws.

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