Sr. System Software Engineer

Posted:
6/25/2026, 1:00:10 PM

Location(s):
Virginia, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
AI & Machine Learning ⋅ Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

AI Vision Processors For Edge Applications

Our solutions make cameras smarter by extracting valuable data from high-resolution video streams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Software development and troubleshooting, including issues related to ARM drivers, audio/video capture, audio/video encoding, AI engines, and related areas. Products include network cameras, ADAS, robotics, and other AI projects based on Linux.
  • Based in Shanghai. Provide technical support to customers for network cameras, ADAS, robotics, AI Box, and similar products, including remote and on-site support. Offer technical consulting, training, and end-to-end project support from evaluation and project kickoff through mass production.
  • Communicate with customers to understand product requirements and project status. Help customers analyze issues quickly, optimize systems and algorithms, and deliver timely solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electronics or a related field, with 3+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Solid C/C++ software development skills with hands-on development experience.
  • Ability to read hardware schematics; basic hardware knowledge and embedded systems experience, such as ARM-based development.
  • Familiarity with common peripherals on embedded processors (e.g., ARM), including I2C, SPI, MIPI, UART, USB, PCI, Ethernet, GPIO, CAN, Flash, DDR, etc. Knowledge of related communication protocols is a plus.
  • Familiarity with Linux as a real-time operating system; experience with Linux kernel and driver development.
  • Experience with audio and video capture and encoding (e.g., AAC, OPUS, H.264, H.265, etc.); familiarity with multimedia frameworks such as GStreamer.
  • Knowledge of neural networks, machine vision, or related areas is a plus (e.g., CNN, VLM, VLA, SLAM, ROS).
  • Basic knowledge of bash and Python scripting, image sensors, and fundamental image/video concepts.
  • Experience with mainstream AI SoC platforms is preferred.
  • Strong English reading and writing skills are preferred.
  • Outgoing personality, strong communication skills, and good teamwork.

Ambarella

Website: https://www.ambarella.com/

Headquarter Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Employee Count: 501-1000

Year Founded: 2004

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Private Equity

Industries: Broadcasting ⋅ Security ⋅ Semiconductor