Viam · 1 day ago
Lead Software Engineer (Backend)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$205K/yr - $235K/yrViam Robotics is a company that helps unlock the power of AI, data, and automation in the physical world. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to set technical direction for camera, video, and audio streaming across their platform, while leading a specialized team and ensuring the reliability of solutions built on Viam.
Machine LearningRoboticsSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
A systems-oriented technical leader who has owned direction and delivery
Comfortable making decisions under ambiguity and incomplete information
A clear, proactive communicator who can represent technical work to other engineers and stakeholders
Experienced with low-level, performance-sensitive, or hardware-adjacent systems
Someone who takes ownership from problem framing through resolution
Preferred
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
Benefits
100% covered medical/dental/vision insurance plans, commuter benefits
25 days paid vacation and generous holiday observances
Free lunch every day that you’re in the office
One Medical Membership
Citi Bike memberships
Monthly wellness stipend to be used for a variety of fitness-related items like gym memberships, fitness classes, fitness equipment, and more
Paid parental leave
Reproductive Health Benefits, including Fertility Benefits and Abortion Access Travel Benefits
Company
Viam
Viam is a robotics company that lets users build, monitor, and manage their smart machines via cloud-based management.
Founded in 2020
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$117MKey Investors
Union Square VenturesTiger Global Management
2025-03-03Series C· $30M
2024-03-26Series B· $45M
2022-04-11Series A· $30M
Leadership Team
Eliot Horowitz
CEO & Founder
Recent News
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