Senior Embedded Video Streaming Engineer

Verkada Inc.; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Verkada is seeking an Embedded Engineer (Video Streaming) to design and implement streaming features for our 1M+.4M deployed cameras. You’ll collaborate with firmware, backend, and native client teams to deliver a high-performance streaming experience for live and historical video.

Bring a BS/MS in CS, 5+ years in embedded systems, strong C/C++ in embedded Linux, and a proven ability to work onsite five days per week. Familiarity with GStreamer/FFmpeg and streaming protocols is a plus.

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

Onsite work

Education

BS/MS in CS

Tools

GStreamer

FFmpeg

Job description

Verkada is seeking an Embedded Engineer (Video Streaming) to design and implement streaming features for our 1M+.4M deployed cameras. You’ll collaborate with firmware, backend, and native client teams to deliver a high-performance streaming experience for live and historical video.

Bring a BS/MS in CS, 5+ years in embedded systems, strong C/C++ in embedded Linux, and a proven ability to work onsite five days per week. Familiarity with GStreamer/FFmpeg and streaming protocols is a plus.