Technical Lead, Software Engineer, MV Cameras, Remote in the U.S.

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Cisco’s Security camera team is a growing, fast-moving team building security cameras with a unique edge-storage architecture, disrupting an industry where innovation is rare. The security cameras blend the elegance and ease of use of high-end consumer systems with the immense scalability, security, and power of enterprise-grade solutions.

Our Culture

Through our intuitive platform, we empower organizations of all sizes to deliver exceptional customer and employee experiences—it's like magic. Our commitment to ground breaking technology is driven by a collaborative, flexible, and inclusive culture. This environment grants our employees the autonomy to develop secure and accessible technology. We connect passionate people to their missions by simplifying the digital workplace.

As a Technical Lead Engineer, you will build an important liaison between our end users and their cameras. Consider the facility manager monitoring live video to keep their campus safe, the security guard investigating a historical incident, or the marketing manager reconfiguring their store layout based on foot traffic analysis; you’ll step into each user’s shoes, collaborating with our product and UX teams to craft intuitive and powerful tools to help our users find the answers and security they seek.

What you will do:

• Lead by example as a hands-on architect, building systems alongside the team and guiding engineers to deliver critical 24x7 SaaS solutions.
• Design and develop Smart Camera features end-to-end, ensuring scalability, security, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX, and engineering teams to gather requirements and translate them into effective database designs and API schemas.
• Contribute to high-performance video streaming web applications across multiple platforms, focusing on seamless and intuitive user experiences.
• Foster a culture of craftsmanship where development and quality engineers collaborate to deliver a high-quality experience throughout the entire product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with team members to define the product vision and create technical roadmaps that align and guide efforts across multi-functional teams.

You’re an ideal candidate if you have:

• 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and testing enterprise-class web applications, with a proven track record to build and evolve large-scale systems from scratch.
• Deep knowledge of backend and full-stack technologies, including Ruby on Rails
• Experience in Scala, JavaScript (or other object-oriented programming languages), AWS, and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding and hands-on experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, container technologies, and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Experienced in setting technical direction, building consensus, and collaborating across engineering organizations to drive alignment and achieve goals.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies, DevOps, and other standard processes for modern application development.

Bonus Points For:

• Knowledge of camera and video technologies such as RTSP, HLS, WebRTC, Web Sockets, client-side rendering, and CDNs.
• Expertise in object-oriented programming, with a strong focus on backend systems and database design.
• Experience with productionizing AI models and integrating them into enterprise applications.
• Experience building and managing cloud-based infrastructure and services.
• Familiarity with video analytics and performance monitoring tools.

At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.

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