Embedded Engineer - Streaming

Verkada is a leading cloud-managed physical security platform, uniting hardware, software, and AI to deliver enterprise-scale security and insights. The Streaming team owns the full-stack infrastructure powering the video experience for over 1.4 million Verkada cameras.

As an Embedded Engineer (Video Streaming), you will design and implement streaming features for deployed and next-generation cameras, collaborating with firmware, backend, and native client teams to build a highly performant streaming capture experience for live and history videos.

• 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).

• 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.

• Strong hands-on experience with video codecs (H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1) and hardware-accelerated encoding/decoding pipelines.
• Familiarity with multimedia frameworks such as GStreamer, FFmpeg, or custom video pipelines.
• Solid understanding of video streaming protocols (RTSP, RTP, RTMP, HLS, DASH, WebRTC) and adaptive bitrate streaming.
• Experience optimizing for low latency and startup time (TTFF) under constrained resources.

Verkada offers comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources, including healthcare programs with 100% covered employee premiums under at least one plan, nationwide medical/vision/dental coverage, HSA with employer contributions, mental health support, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, paid holidays, flexible PTO, professional development stipend, wellness/fitness benefits, daily healthy lunches, and commuter benefits.

Estimated Annual Pay Range: $130,000—$260,000 USD. Additional compensation may include sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the form of RSUs.

Verkada sponsors employment visas for this role.