Sr. to Lead Software Engineer / Product Engineer - AI Video Security Startup

Skyrocket Ventures; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 247,500 - 302,500; Full time

Job summary

Skyrocket Ventures in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Sr. to Lead Software Engineer to work on innovative AI-driven video security products. This position allows remote work up to once a week and involves building features utilizing Go and Rust, focusing on video, edge computing, and integrating AI technology.

The ideal candidate will have a strong product mindset and at least 3 years of experience, along with skills in video technologies and familiarity with LLMs. Attractive salary up to $275k plus equity is offered.

Qualifications

• Strong product engineer mindset with a focus on development.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in relevant roles.
• Experience with AI coding assistants and modern tooling.

Responsibilities

• Work with Rust and Go to build video-centric applications.
• Design APIs and frontend experiences for AI-driven products.
• Iterate on features based on user feedback.

Skills

Go

Rust

C++

Edge computing

Video technologies

LLMs

Job description

Sr. to Lead Software Engineer / Product Engineer - AI Video Security Startup

Sunnyvale, CA (you can work remotely up to 1x/week)

The company's product involves AI, Video, Cloud Security, and IoT.

The company has about 15 employees and 6 engineers. It is self-funded, ARR is several million and has been doubling year over year.

In this position, you would be working with a mix of Go and Rust. You would be building features related to video, edge computing, AI, and more.

The company will pay a salary up to $275k, plus equity which could be lucrative.

Job Responsibilities

• Working about 50% with Rust and 50% with Go.
• Building and shipping video-centric applications, including camera pipelines, streaming systems, playback infrastructure, analytics, and third-party integrations.
• Designing and implementing end-to-end product features spanning backend APIs, data processing, and intuitive frontend user experiences.
• Integrating and applying large language models (e.g., OpenAI, Claude) to power capabilities such as video intelligence, automation, internal workflows, and developer tooling.
• Leveraging modern AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot, Claude) to accelerate development and improve engineering productivity.
• Prototyping new ideas quickly, testing with real users, and iterating features based on feedback and usage insights.
• Partnering closely with founders, product leadership, and customers to translate product ideas into production-ready systems.
• Owning features and systems across the full lifecycle—from concept and implementation through launch, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Making pragmatic technical decisions that balance development speed, product quality, and long-term scalability.

Qualifications

• Strong product engineer mindset — you care about what you’re building and why.
• Skilled in at least one of: 1) Go, 2) Rust, or 3) C++.
• Experience in either edge computing and/or video.
• At least 3 (preferably more) years of professional experience.
• Familiarity with LLMs and modern AI tooling such as Claude or GPT-4/5 or similar, prompting, orchestration, and practical use cases.
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants to accelerate development.
• A builder mentality.
• You’ve shipped projects, side projects, startups, or scrappy MVPs.
• You enjoy ambiguity and figuring things out.
• Startup hustle: you move fast, take ownership, and don’t wait to be told what to do.

Nice to Have

• Experience with computer vision or video analytics.
• Experience with video technologies, such as streaming (RTSP, HLS, WebRTC), video encoding/decoding, video playback, storage, or analytics.
• Experience working with hardware-adjacent software (cameras, edge devices, NVRs).
• Previous startup or early-stage company experience.