What the job involves

• We are hiring a Lead Engineer to set direction for camera, video, and audio streaming across the platform, working primarily in Golang, C, and C++ on ARM-based Linux devices and macOS. This is a hands-on technical leadership role
• You will write code, but your primary responsibility is owning technical direction, systems judgment, and how the team operates
• Deep AV or sensing expertise is valuable but not required. Strong engineers with solid fundamentals and leadership capability can learn domain-specific details on the job
• Set technical direction for camera, video, and audio streaming across the Viam platform
• Lead a specialized team working on camera integration, streaming pipelines, and hardware-adjacent systems
• Own technical decisions and tradeoffs from prioritization through execution
• Stay hands-on in the code while maintaining a systems-level view of product impact
• Debug and resolve complex production issues spanning hardware, drivers, OS subsystems, networking, and application-level code
• Collaborate closely with Motion, Vision, Robotics, and Solutions Engineering teams
• Balance proactive platform improvements with customer-driven work while maintaining reliability and code quality
• People management of the IC engineers on the team
• What Success Looks Like Within Your First Year:
• Core camera and streaming paths are reliable and well understood across macOS and Linux
• The team operates with shared context and direction
• Technical decisions are made deliberately and communicated clearly
• AV / Sensing work integrates smoothly with Motion, Vision, and the broader Viam platform
• Customer issues are driven to resolution with ownership and follow-through

Benefits

• Learning & development education reimbursements
• Training & mentorship opportunities
• 100% of medical, dental, and vision benefits covered
• Flexible work from home and office balance
• 20 weeks gender neutral parental leave
• Personal prosperity and family planning benefits
• Employee resource groups
• Catered lunch in the office
• Commuting benefits