Senior Video Streaming Backend Architect (On-site Sunnyvale)

Knightscope, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 250,000; Full time

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Job summary

Knightscope, Inc. in Sunnyvale is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to own the video and streaming backend powering Signals. You will take ownership from a third-party vendor to internal systems, shaping the highest-traffic backend for years.

You will lead architecture, drive SLOs and cost optimization, and collaborate with UI, ML, and operations teams to deliver a robust, scalable streaming platform on-site at our Sunnyvale HQ.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in backend engineering with architectural ownership.
• Experience with video streaming systems (WebRTC, HLS, RTMP).
• High-throughput real-time systems at scale.
• Strong distributed systems fundamentals.
• Production ownership of media pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own the video and streaming backend for Signals end to end.
• Lead vendor knowledge transfer on video pipeline architecture and operations.
• Partner with the Video UI frontend team on end-to-end streaming experience.
• Partner with the ML/CV team on model serving for ICM 2.0.
• Establish SLOs, on-call rotation, and cost optimization for the video pipeline.

Skills

Video streaming

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

Staff-level ownership

Vendor/insourcing

Job description

Knightscope, Inc. in Sunnyvale is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to own the video and streaming backend powering Signals. You will take ownership from a third-party vendor to internal systems, shaping the highest-traffic backend for years.

You will lead architecture, drive SLOs and cost optimization, and collaborate with UI, ML, and operations teams to deliver a robust, scalable streaming platform on-site at our Sunnyvale HQ.