Ambarella Inc · 1 day ago
Sr Application Engineer
US Headquarters
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$155K/yr - $195K/yr
5+ years expAmbarella Inc is a company specializing in AI vision processors for edge applications, and they are seeking a highly skilled Senior Application Engineer to support their AIoT customers. The role focuses on customer-facing technical support, Linux-based SDK integration, and ensuring successful product design-in and debugging of complex system issues.
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Responsibilities
Provide hands-on pre-sales and post-sales technical support for AIoT customers in North America, with primary responsibility for customer issue investigation, reproduction, debugging, and resolution
Collaborate directly with prospective customers and partners to understand system-level and software requirements, and guide them through the evaluation process, including component selection, Linux SDK integration, AI algorithms, and software architecture decisions
Reproduce customer-reported issues in internal environments, analyze logs, traces, and system behavior, and work with internal engineering teams to identify root causes and drive issues to resolution
Train customers on the effective use of Ambarella SoCs, reference designs, Linux SDKs, AI tools, and development/debug tools, including best practices for bring-up, performance tuning, and stability
Own customer technical issues from initial report to closure: field questions, isolate problems, document findings, manage escalations, and function as the primary technical liaison between customers and internal core engineering teams
Support marketing and business teams in new product developments by providing technical feasibility assessment, system validation, and customer use-case insights
Serve as a technical advisor to marketing and business development teams
Collaborate with internal engineering teams and third-party solution providers to validate solutions, debug integration issues, and support proof-of-concept efforts as needed to enable customer success
Manage and coordinate ongoing customer projects with the SDK team, field support team, and ODMs, tracking technical issues, risks, and resolution status
Support the marketing team before and during trade shows
Regional and international travel approximately 20–30%, primarily for on-site customer technical support, debugging, and workshops
Qualification
Required
B.Sc. in CS/EE or equivalent
4+ years of experience in customer-facing roles such as SE, AE or FAE
5+ years of relevant industry experience with embedded systems in the semi-conductor industry. Experience with video systems is highly preferable
5+ years of Linux development experience
5+ years C/C++ programming experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Good understanding of connectivity solutions (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc.)
Preferred
Experience in video technology, digital imaging, image signal processing is highly preferable
Experience with computer vision, machine learning, Gen AI, LLMs, is a plus
Experience in scripting languages (shell, Python) is a plus
Program Management skills are highly desired
Benefits
New hire RSU grants
The opportunity for annual RSU grants
Other highly competitive benefits
Company
Ambarella Inc
Ambarella’s products are used in a wide variety of edge AI and human vision applications, including video security, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), electronic mirrors, telematics, driver/cabin monitoring, autonomous driving, edge infrastructure, drones and other robotics applications.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$38.5MKey Investors
Riverwood Capital
2012-10-10IPO
2012-01-01Private Equity
2006-02-01Series C· $15.4M
Leadership Team
Fermi Wang
CEO
George Laplante
Chief Financial Officer
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