Embedded Video Streaming Engineer

Verkada; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Nationwide medical/vision/dental

HSA with employer contributions

Job summary

Verkada is seeking an Embedded Engineer (Video Streaming) to design and implement streaming features powering our 1M+ cameras. You will collaborate with firmware, backend, and native client teams to build a high-performance streaming capture experience for live and history videos.

The role requires a BS or MS in CS, 5+ years in embedded systems with a focus on video streaming, and proficiency in C/C++ for embedded Linux. This is an onsite position at our California offices.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science (or similar degree).
• 5+ years of professional experience in embedded systems development, with a focus on video streaming applications.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded Linux environments.
• Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded video encoding and streaming pipelines for Verkada's camera and security devices.
• Implement and tune hardware-accelerated video codecs (H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1) for performance, quality, and low power consumption.
• Build and extend multimedia frameworks (e.g., GStreamer, FFmpeg) to support real-time video capture, processing, and delivery.
• Integrate and optimize streaming protocols (RTSP, RTP, RTMP, HLS, DASH, WebRTC) for low-latency, reliable video transport at scale.
• Profile and optimize startup time (TTFF), latency, rebuffering, and overall video QoE metrics.
• Debug issues in encoding pipelines, transport layers, and device utilization (CPU/GPU/ISP).

Skills

C/C++

Embedded Linux

Video streaming

Streaming protocols

Education

BS/MS in CS

Tools

GStreamer

FFmpeg

H.264/H.265/AV1 codecs

Job description

Verkada is seeking an Embedded Engineer (Video Streaming) to design and implement streaming features powering our 1M+ cameras. You will collaborate with firmware, backend, and native client teams to build a high-performance streaming capture experience for live and history videos.

The role requires a BS or MS in CS, 5+ years in embedded systems with a focus on video streaming, and proficiency in C/C++ for embedded Linux. This is an onsite position at our California offices.