Video QA Engineer

Job Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Perform?end-to-end validation?of video capture, encoding, decoding, playback, and streaming use cases on Snapdragon-based devices.
• Test and triage issues across?Video Codec (VENC/VDEC), Camera-Video pipeline, Display, and multimedia frameworks (StageFright, Codec2.0).
• Validate performance KPIs:?frame rate, latency, thermal behavior, bitrate stability, quality metrics (PSNR/SSIM/VMAF).
• Execute and enhance?automated video test suites?(Python/ADB/Test frameworks).
• Analyze logs and debug using:
• QXDM
• systrace/perfetto
• logcat/kmsg
• mm_qcamera, mm_codec logs
• Validate video behavior under?corner cases: stress, concurrency, thermal throttling, power collapse, low-memory conditions.
• Work with development teams to deliver?root-cause analysis?for video pipeline issues.
• Ensure compliance with?video standards: H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9, HDR10/HLG, and DRM restrictions.
• Support test planning for?new SoC bring-up, BSP drops, OEM programs, and regression cycles.
  

Work Experience

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of?video codec fundamentals: encoding/decoding, GOP, rate control, motion estimation.
• Experience with?Android multimedia frameworks?and HAL layers.
• Hands-on debugging of:
• crashes
• ANRs
• video freezes/dropped frames
• synchronization issues (A/V sync)
• Proficiency with testing tools:?ffmpeg, VLC, GStreamer, adb, QXDM.
• Knowledge of?camera-video integration, metadata flow, and buffer pipelines (ION/Gralloc).
• Good exposure to?Python or shell scripting?for automation.
  

Good to Have

• Experience with?MM SysArch, Camera HAL3, or Display pipeline (MDSS).
• Exposure to?performance profiling tools?(Perfetto, Trepn, Snapdragon Profiler).
• Understanding of?HDR, WCG, 10-bit encoding, Dolby Vision workflows.
• Familiarity with?AI-based video enhancement models.
• OEM or product launch experience.