Director of Firmware Engineering, Cameras
Core
Leading the embedded software organization for Verkada's flagship camera line, overseeing firmware development, hardware-software integration, and imaging systems for edge-computing devices.
Role type
Director of Firmware Engineering (Embedded Systems)
Builds
High-volume camera devices with edge-computing and imaging capabilities for video security and access control
Domain
Physical AI / Video Security / Embedded Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux embedded systems, C programming, hardware-software integration, CI/CD pipelines, fleet-wide release management, team leadership, NPI process management
Preferred skills
ISP tuning, image processing pipelines, camera SoC architecture (Ambarella, Qualcomm)
Technologies
Linux, C, Ambarella, Qualcomm
Responsibilities
Partner with hardware teams on new product development from concept to mass production; oversee core camera firmware including hardware bring-up and OTA updates; manage imaging systems teams for ISP tuning and video encoding; drive firmware delivery quality and deployment tooling; scale and mentor firmware engineering teams
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with management of managers
