Senior Android Engineer - Streaming

Who We Are

Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines - video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms - provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform. Over 33,500 organizations, including 96 companies in the Fortune 500, across 93 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016 with more than $700M in funding raised to-date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees. About the Role

Verkada is the leading cloud-managed physical security platform, uniting hardware, software, and AI to deliver enterprise-scale security and insights. At the core of our mission is video-powering everything from real-time monitoring to historical playback for tens of thousands of organizations worldwide.

The Streaming team owns the full-stack infrastructure powering the video experience for over 1.4M Verkada cameras. We take on complex streaming challenges to deliver live and recorded video with unmatched speed, reliability, and security. By continually advancing our technology, we ensure that every frame-whether live or months old-is always available instantly, seamlessly, and securely.

As a Software Engineer on the Video Streaming team, your work will directly shape how millions of people rely on video every day to stay safe. You'll own and optimize streaming experience on the Android app, while delivering industry-leading reliability and security.

As an Android Engineer (Video Streaming) , you will play a critical role in building, optimizing, and scaling high-quality video playback experiences on Android devices. This includes achieving sub-second latency for live video, improving playback load times, optimizing memory and CPU / GPU utilization.

What You'll Do

• Enhance the streaming experience on our Android app by delivering low-latency live video and ultra-fast load times. You'll do this across a wide range of devices and network conditions.
• Collaborate with backend and streaming infrastructure teams to integrate APIs and deliver end-to-end video solutions.
• Implement and optimize video streaming protocols (HLS, DASH, RTSP, WebRTC, etc.) for low-latency, high-quality playback using adaptive bitrate streaming algorithms.
• Work with hardware-accelerated decoders (MediaCodec, ExoPlayer) to deliver smooth and efficient performance across various media formats (images, audio and video).
• Stay current with the latest in Android media APIs, streaming protocols, and device capabilities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product and design to ensure a playback experience that's consistent with other platforms and other video applications.

What You Bring

Why Join Us

US Employee Benefits

Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to :

Additional Information

Annual Pay Range

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and / or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).

Estimated Annual Pay Range $150,000—$260,000 USD Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

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