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Knightscope

Senior Audio/Video Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA

$155K - $210K/yr

... including codec selection, pad/cap negotiation, and plugin development. * Own the full audio ... Implement and optimize WebRTC signaling, ICE, DTLS-SRTP, and media server components for reliable ...

PlayStation Global

Sr Software Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$193K - $289K/yr

Evaluate emerging codec and media technologies and recommend integration strategies for future platforms. Required Qualifications: * Experience with GPU programming (HLSL, Vulkan, CUDA) with proven ...

Knightscope, Inc.

Senior Audio/Video Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$155K - $210K/yr

... including codec selection, pad/cap negotiation, and plugin development. * Own the full audio ... Implement and optimize WebRTC signaling, ICE, DTLS-SRTP, and media server components for reliable ...

Knightscope, Inc

Senior Audio/Video Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$155K - $210K/yr

... including codec selection, pad/cap negotiation, and plugin development. * Own the full audio ... Implement and optimize WebRTC signaling, ICE, DTLS-SRTP, and media server components for reliable ...

Knightscope, Inc.

Senior Audio/Video Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$155K - $210K/yr

... including codec selection, pad/cap negotiation, and plugin development. * Own the full audio ... Implement and optimize WebRTC signaling, ICE, DTLS-SRTP, and media server components for reliable ...

Knightscope

Senior Audio/Video Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$155K - $210K/yr

... including codec selection, pad/cap negotiation, and plugin development. * Own the full audio ... Implement and optimize WebRTC signaling, ICE, DTLS-SRTP, and media server components for reliable ...

Involgix

C++/Linux Developer

Dallas, TX · On-site

Job Title: Sr. C++/Linux Developer (Media/OTT/VIDEO) Location: Dallas, TX (Day 1 onsite) Duration ... video codec internals (H.264, HEVC, VP9, or AV1), including coding units, entropy coding, and ...

Telegent, Inc.

Staff SIP Engineer

Pleasant Grove, UT · On-site

Manage carrier and partner integrations, including SIP peering, codec negotiation, and signaling ... Configure and support SBCs, softswitches, and media gateways in production environments

Eluvio

Senior Software Engineer - Video

Berkeley, CA · On-site +1

$150K - $197K/yr

In depth knowledge of media packaging and encoding (MP4/FMP4/CMAF, DASH, HLS, RTP, MPEG-TS, SMPTE ... Familiarity and experience with H.264, H.265, AV-1 standards and generally codec standards

Eluvio

Senior Software Engineer - Video

Berkeley, CA · On-site

$150K - $197K/yr

In depth knowledge of media packaging and encoding (MP4/FMP4/CMAF, DASH, HLS, RTP, MPEG-TS, SMPTE ... Familiarity and experience with H.264, H.265, AV-1 standards and generally codec standards

Eluvio

Senior Software Engineer - Video

Berkeley, CA · On-site

$150K - $197K/yr

In depth knowledge of media packaging and encoding (MP4/FMP4/CMAF, DASH, HLS, RTP, MPEG-TS, SMPTE ... Familiarity and experience with H.264, H.265, AV-1 standards and generally codec standards

cosm

Software Engineer - Video Technology

Pittsburgh, PA · On-site

... media, and cloud software industries. Success in this role requires strong collaboration skills ... Knowledge of NVIDIA GPU ecosystem, including CUDA and the NVIDIA Video Codec SDK * Knowledge of ...

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Senior Audio/Video Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA

Knightscope
Public Safety Statistics Centers and Offices • 51 - 200 employees
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$155K - $210K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 22 hours ago

Job description

Senior Audio/Video Engineer

Knightscope is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force — autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

Knightscope is seeking two Senior Audio/Video Engineers to own the real-time audio and video infrastructure across the ICM and Signals platforms. These engineers will be responsible for the full A/V stack — from WebRTC ingest and GStreamer pipeline architecture to low-latency audio processing and multi-stream rendering. Given the thin talent pool for combined WebRTC and low-latency audio expertise, both positions will be recruited simultaneously.

Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ (No relocation provided)

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain the end-to-end real-time video pipeline: WebRTC/RTSP/RTMP ingest, hardware-accelerated transcoding, and simultaneous multi-stream rendering for up to 10 concurrent robot video feeds.
  • Architect and optimize GStreamer-based multi-branch pipelines for video capture, processing, recording, and cloud upload (S3) — including codec selection, pad/cap negotiation, and plugin development.
  • Own the full audio subsystem: real-time two-way audio, SIP/VoIP integration (pjsip/Asterisk), text-to-speech (AWS Polly), and talk-down functionality with a sub-200ms end-to-end round-trip latency target.
  • Implement and optimize WebRTC signaling, ICE, DTLS-SRTP, and media server components for reliable low-latency communication across distributed robot deployments.
  • Profile, debug, and tune A/V pipeline performance for low latency, high throughput, and resilience under concurrent multi-robot load and variable network conditions.
  • Build Make-a-Clip functionality enabling operators to extract, annotate, and store video segments from live and recorded feeds.
  • Define and maintain A/V API contracts in collaboration with ICM and Signals platform engineers; contribute to code reviews, technical documentation, and on-call runbooks.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural decisions across the A/V stack.

Required Qualifications

  • 7–10 years of software engineering experience specializing in real-time audio and video systems in production environments.
  • Deep expertise in WebRTC — including signaling protocols, ICE/STUN/TURN, DTLS-SRTP, RTP/RTCP, and media server architecture (Janus, mediasoup, or equivalent).
  • Strong hands-on proficiency with GStreamer at the developer level: building and debugging complex multi-branch media pipelines, working with elements, pads, caps, and custom plugins.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ (C++11/14/17) for performance-critical media and networking code; Python for tooling and automation.
  • Solid experience with SIP/VoIP protocols and stacks (pjsip, Asterisk, or equivalent) and low-latency audio processing.
  • Strong understanding of audio/video codecs (H.264/H.265, VP9, AAC, Opus) and streaming protocols (RTSP, RTMP, HLS, RTP).
  • Experience with AWS media services (S3, Kinesis Video Streams, Polly, or equivalent) and cloud-based media pipeline architectures.
  • Familiarity with hardware-accelerated video processing (NVIDIA NVENC/NVDEC, V4L2, or equivalent) is a strong plus.
  • BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Salary: $155,000 – $210,000 each (DOE)
  • Equity: Stock options
  • Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off
  • Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ

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