Overland AI
Senior Backend Systems Engineer - Real Time Video & Telemetry Streaming
$180K–$230K
Seattle, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, focused on backend, systems, and networking.
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs, builds, and operates real-time video, telemetry, and command streaming infrastructure for remote vehicle operation over unreliable networks.
What you'll do
- Build low-latency streaming pipelines and transport/session protocols that adapt to degraded or intermittent links.
- Develop network simulation, testing, and observability tools; tune latency, jitter, and throughput.
- Collaborate across teams, lead design reviews, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Expert-level Python and expert-level skills in at least one of C++, Go, or Rust.
- Production experience designing and shipping real-time video and/or telemetry streaming systems.
- Strong networking knowledge, including UDP/TCP, congestion control, NAT traversal, and reliable versus unreliable delivery.
- Experience with video encoding/decoding and performance optimization; BS in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to have
- Experience in defense, aerospace, autonomous vehicles, or other safety-critical fields.
- Experience with WebRTC, real-time transport protocols, cellular/satellite/mesh networks, media frameworks, or observability tooling.
Pay
USD 180,000 - USD 230,000 annually; base salary
Tools
Python, C++, Go, Rust, UDP/TCP, H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1
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