Staff Backend Engineer, Video and Streaming

**About Knightscope** Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force: autonomous machines, AI\-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force. **Job Summary** You will own the video and streaming backend that powers Signals, taking it from a third\-party vendor into internal ownership. This is the highest\-traffic backend in the Signals platform, and the technical decisions you make here will shape Signals for years. **Location: ONSITE \- Sunnyvale, CA** **About the Role** You will own the video and streaming backend that powers Signals, taking it from a third\-party vendor into internal ownership. This is the highest\-traffic backend in the Signals platform, and the technical decisions you make here will shape Signals for years. **Key Responsibilities** * Own the video and streaming backend for Signals end to end. * Lead vendor knowledge transfer on video pipeline architecture and operations. * Partner with the Video UI frontend team on end\-to\-end streaming experience. * Partner with the ML/CV team on model serving for ICM 2\.0\. * Establish SLOs, on\-call rotation, and cost optimization for the video pipeline. **Required Qualifications** * 10\+ years in backend engineering, including staff\-level architectural ownership. * Deep experience with video streaming systems (WebRTC, HLS, RTMP, or similar). * High\-throughput real\-time systems at scale. * Strong distributed systems fundamentals. * Production ownership of media pipelines. **Nice to Have** * Security or surveillance video pipeline experience. * Edge\-to\-cloud video ingest and processing architectures. * Prior insourcing of a media backend from a third party. **Compensation and Benefits** **Base Salary:** $210,000 to $250,000 (DOE) **Equity:** Stock options **Benefits:** Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off **Location Requirement:** Full\-time, on\-site at Sunnyvale HQ