Verkada
Senior Systems Engineer - Streaming
$130K–$280K
San Mateo, CA United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Location
- San Mateo, CA United States
San Mateo, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in embedded systems development, with a focus on video streaming applications.
- Education
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science (or similar degree).
- Visa sponsorship
- The company sponsors and takes over sponsorship of employment visas for this role; if it makes an offer, it will make every reasonable effort to get the candidate a visa.
About the job
Designs and optimizes embedded video streaming features and firmware for Verkada cameras and security devices.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize embedded video encoding and streaming pipelines, including hardware-accelerated codecs.
- Build multimedia frameworks and integrate streaming protocols for real-time video capture, processing, and delivery.
- Profile and debug streaming performance, including startup time, latency, rebuffering, video quality, and device utilization.
What they ask for
- 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.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with video codecs and hardware-accelerated encoding/decoding pipelines.
- Familiarity with multimedia frameworks, streaming protocols, adaptive bitrate streaming, or low-latency optimization.
Pay
$130,000 — $280,000 USD (annual on-target earnings (OTE), comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable))
Tools
C/C++, embedded Linux, H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1, GStreamer, FFmpeg, WebRTC
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