AI-driven cybersecurity for advanced threat protection
Sauron Systems is a San Francisco-based cybersecurity company specializing in AI-driven threat detection and response. Their platform leverages machine learning for real-time monitoring and anomaly detection, serving clients in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and government. With a focus on pro...
Employees enjoy competitive salaries, stock options, flexible remote work policies, and generous PTO. Sauron also offers a learning budget for profess...
Sauron fosters a culture of innovation and agility, prioritizing an engineering-first approach that encourages rapid problem-solving and collaboration...
Sauron • San Francisco
Who We Are
Sauron protects your family and home, bringing the innovations of autonomous robots and self-driving cars to residential security. Our team is led by veteran entrepreneurs and roboticists, alumni of Zipline, Tesla, Apple, and Google. Sauron has raised an $22M seed round led by A* and Atomic with participation from other leading venture capital firms and angel investors, including 8VC and Flock Safety CEO Garret Langley.
The Role | Backend Engineer, Streaming Media
Sauron Industries is looking to create a new modality for homeowners to interact with their properties and security systems, based on a 3D model of the home in a beautiful app for iPad and iPhone. We are looking for a highly skilled, thoughtful, and collaborative Backend Engineer to help design, develop and deliver this innovative technology to a wide user base.
We are looking for someone who is creative, detail-oriented, and cares deeply about the user experience. The ideal candidate is strategic about building for the long run, and enjoys the process of collaborating with teammates to architect reliable, scalable and maintainable applications. You’ll solve challenging problems and provide input into both product roadmaps and development approaches.
We Value
Collaboration, pair programming, and teamwork.
Making small improvements and shipping code to production continuously.
Taking ownership across the stack.
Iterative development and refactoring regularly to keep our codebases healthy.
You Will Contribute By
Designing and developing performant and scalable streaming systems
Develop automation scripting and video analysis tools
Building security-first systems for mass consumption
Working closely with designers and AI engineers to continuously improve on the user experience
Conducting thorough testing to identify and resolve issues before deployment
Your Background Includes
BS Computer Science + 5 years of industry experience or MS Computer Science + 3 year of industry experience or equivalent combination of education and trainings
Experience working in a video OTT/broadcast environment
Knowledge of video codecs and compression (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC)
Knowledge of audio codecs and containers (AAC, PCM, AC-3, EAC-3, MPEG-1 Layer-II)
Knowledge of ABR/OTT technologies (HLS, DASH)
Knowledge of MPEG Transport Streams in broadcast and ABR workflows
Knowledge of WebRTC
Basic experience with command-line video tools like FFMPEG, MP4Box, and TSDuck
Basic network transport knowledge (Multicast, TCP/UDP)
Excellent ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with designers, product owners, and engineers in other domains.
Nice to Have (familiarity with/desire to learn)
Knowledge of AWS Kinesis or similar video streaming services
Deeper understanding of CDNs
Familiarity with end-to-end testing frameworks.
CI/CD systems
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