September 22, 2021

Immersive AR/VR Gaming at Spectrum

Position Type: Research
Priority: No
Degree Requirement: BS
Immersive AR/VR Gaming at Spectrum
 
Sr Engineer – Immersive AR/VR Gaming
 
Full Time
Greenwood Village, Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Posted 08/09/2021
Areas of interest: Information Technology, Software Engineering
Requisition Number: 282407BREGN304
 
JOB SUMMARY
Charter’s Emerging Technology and Innovation team is looking for a technologist who exhibits enthusiasm, creativity, confidence, and curiosity. The candidate will research and prototype low latency network streaming solutions and/or compute-intensive network solutions that employ Cloud GPUs. Research areas shall span cloud gaming, cloud virtual reality, cloud augmented reality, machine learning and rendering workload management strategies with a focus on integration into service commercialization.
 
The successful candidate will work in a broad range of technology disciplines including gaming, AR/VR, networking, machine learning, software development, architectural design, evaluation and implementation. The candidate shall enjoy a great deal of latitude in choosing technologies for prototyping and implementation. This role requires a high degree of creativity and the ability to work independently to innovate in emerging technology areas.
 
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Evaluate technology ecosystems, frameworks and capabilities
  • Work with external partners and internal teams to propose, create and refine technology demos and prototypes
  • Instrument and measure the outcomes of prototype solutions to validate hypotheses
  • Demonstrate broad knowledge of application architectures, and the ability to creatively invent and customize solutions
  • Actively and independently acquire knowledge of new and evolving technologies in areas such as mobile, video, social media and other niches
  • Mentor and guide other junior engineers
  • Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
  • Designs, implements, monitors, enhances and troubleshoots systems in assigned areas.
  • Analyzes and revises existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary.
  • Tests and reviews system designs.
  • Provides Engineering Technical support and guidance to regional personnel and ensure all technical integration, changes, standards and documentation are met.
  • Reviews work plans and designs and advises on improvements.
  • Adheres to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.
  • Knows, understands and follows company policy.
  • Performs other duties as requested by manager.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
  • Ability to read, write and speak the English language to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, in person, on the phone, and by written communications in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner
  • Software development experience with a gaming engine software like Unity or Unreal
  • Experience working with mixed reality toolkits, HMDs, ray tracing packages (ARCore, ARKit, Quest, Vive, Windows Mixed Reality, Vuforia, OctaneRender etc.) and new/emerging standards like OpenXR
  • Experience optimizing workloads for GPUs by making tradeoffs in rendering, lighting, physics etc.
  • An understanding of TCP/IP and networking acquired through course-work, project-work, or on-the-job experience
  • Ability to work independently and ramp up quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • A love for code development, and an analytical bent of mind with a curiosity for evaluating the performance of systems (not hacking it!)
Education
BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
 
Related Work Experience
5 years of Systems analysis, or coding, testing and design,
or experience with software development methodologies,
or experience with network systems
 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Skills /Abilities and Knowledge
  • Prior demonstrable experience in lifecycle management (orchestration/automation etc.) of software at a datacenter using AWS, Openstack, Ansible, Chef, Puppet etc.
  • Prior experience working with augmented reality toolkits like ARCore, ARKit, Vuforia etc.
  • Prior experience in optimizing GPU workloads for render time, encoding, decoding, decimation etc.
  • Ability to work with SCM systems such as Git
  • Knowledge of company products and services
WORKING CONDITIONS
Office environment
 
Here, employees don’t just have jobs, they build careers. That’s why we believe in offering a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supports all aspects of their well-being, and delivers real value at every stage of life.
 
The pay for this position has a minimum of $100,000. The actual salary offer may be higher as we carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses.
 
 
Our Commitment During COVID-19 Your health and safety is important to us, as such we’re using virtual recruiting tools to safely meet with qualified candidates. We are working in the office, following CDC guidelines.
 
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