Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer, Remote within the U.S

At Cisco Meraki, we know that technology can connect, empower, and drive us.. We’re making networking easier, faster, and smarter with technology that simply works. We maintain a positive relationship with Cisco that gives us the stability and resources of a larger company without sacrificing our startup vibe.

Meraki’s camera team is a growing, fast-moving team building security cameras with a unique edge-storage architecture, disrupting an industry where innovation is rare. The MV security cameras blend the elegance and ease of use of high-end consumer systems with the immense scalability, security, and power of enterprise-grade solutions.

As a Technical Lead Engineer in the Meraki Camera frontend team, you will build an important bridge between our end users and their cameras. Consider the facility manager monitoring live video to keep their campus safe, the security guard investigating a historical incident, or the marketing manager reconfiguring their store layout based on foot traffic analysis; you’ll step into each user’s shoes, collaborating with our product and UX teams to craft intuitive and powerful tools to help our users find the answers and security they seek.

What you will do:

• Lead by example and are a hands-on architect building systems alongside a team.
• Drive complex projects and lead a team of engineers to build and deploy critically important, 24x7 solutions in a SaaS environment.
• Build the design and development of the Smart Camera REST API endpoints, ensuring scalability, security, performance and reliability.
• Work closely with the Frontend, Backend and Mobile teams, along with PM and UX to build consensus and define requirements for database and API schemas.
• Contribute to a high-performance video streaming web application across multiple platforms ensuring seamless and intuitive user experience.
• Cultivate a culture of craftsmanship where development and quality engineers work together to deliver a high-quality experience throughout the entire product lifecycle.
• Working with collaborators to set product vision, define, and deliver on technical roadmaps spanning multiple organizations or teams.

You’re an ideal candidate if you have:

• Have 7+years of experience in designing, developing and testing enterprise-class web applications.
• Experience in object oriented programming with focus on backend systems, database design, building rich web UIs with React and Redux or similar frameworks.
• Experience with modern application development methodologies (CI/CD, Agile/DevOps)
• An interest in getting consensus and setting technical direction across engineering organizations.
• Experience in building from scratch and/or evolving large web applications.
• Deeply skilled in backend web technologies and languages (e.g. Javascript, Kafka, Kubernetes, Ruby/Rails, Scala)
• Knowledgeable with distributed systems development, container & container orchestration technologies and microservices architecture.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and coach team members.

Bonus Points For:

• Knowledge of relevant camera and video technologies (RTSP, HLS, WebRTC, Web Sockets, client-side rendering, CDNs)
• Experience building cloud-based infrastructure and services.
• Understanding of video analytics and performance monitoring tools.

Life at Cisco Meraki

We are passionate about building real products that our customers love. We are confident you will love it here.

As a Cisco Meraki employee you can expect:

• A supportive and fun environment and a team that values your contributions.
• A lot of opportunities for professional and personal growth via employee-led groups. Check out one of our groups — Women of Meraki on Twitter and Instagram.
• Actionable and candid feedback on a regular basis following Radical Candor.
• Delicious catered meals every day, fully-stocked kitchens and all you can eat snacks.
• Paid time off to volunteer, and much more.

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At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.

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