Senior Embedded Video Engineer (Android/IoT)

TL;DR

Senior Embedded Video Engineer (Android/IoT): Expanding video capabilities for Android devices, focusing on recorded and live video solutions for drone infrastructure with an accent on low-latency streaming and performance optimization. Focus on new feature architecture, cross-functional planning with Cloud and Hardware teams, and debugging on custom Android hardware.

Location: Remote (USA)

Salary: $170,000–$200,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading safety technology platform providing hardware and software solutions for crime prevention and security to communities, law enforcement, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods.

What you will do

• Expand Android device video capabilities, including recorded and live video solutions for drone infrastructure.
• Act as the primary liaison and technical subject matter expert for video performance within the drone product line.
• Balance new feature architecture/design in Android Apps with cross-functional planning with Cloud and Hardware teams.
• Implement high-priority features for multi-stream video pipelines, ensuring reliability across Drone and Drone Dock environments.
• Contribute to multiple design discussions and participate in your first on-call period.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Java and C/C++.
• Deep experience with Live Video on Embedded devices, comfortable with low-latency streaming and performance optimization.
• Experience with transport protocols, container formats, and cloud streaming concepts (e.g., RTP, RTSP, WebRTC, KVS/IVS).
• Demonstrated expertise in developing for custom Android hardware or resource-constrained embedded systems.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous requirements and communicate trade-offs between product goals and engineering constraints.
• Strong debugging skills on custom hardware and experience with architectural design and documentation (JIRA, Confluence, Git).

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible PTO and 11 company holidays.
• Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees including Medical, Dental, and Vision, and an HSA match.
• 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, with additional physical recovery time for birthing parents.
• Fertility & Family Benefits through Maven, with a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit for eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.
• Mental health benefits through Spring Health, offering therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools.
• Caregiver support through Cariloop.
• Carta Tax Advisor sessions for equity tax advice.
• WFH Stipend ($150/month), Productivity Stipend ($250/year), and a one-time Home Office Stipend ($750).