Director of Engineering, Mobile Video

Position Summary

We are seeking a Director of Engineering, Mobile Video to lead end-to-end engineering execution across embedded software, cloud platforms, backend services, and system-level quality assurance. This role will define and drive the technical strategy for AI-powered video analytics, lead architecture convergence initiatives across multiple product lines, and establish standards-based device interoperability to deliver best-in-class mobile video solutions for the transit industry. This position requires a seasoned engineering leader with deep technical expertise and a proven track record of scaling teams, maturing engineering processes, and delivering highly reliable, high-quality products used by customers worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and scale engineering teams across embedded software, backend/cloud engineering, and system-level QA.
• Foster a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Drive hiring, succession planning, and talent development to support long-term organizational growth.
• Build and maintain strong engagement across global and cross-functional teams.

Technical Strategy & Innovation

• Define and own the technical roadmap for next-generation mobile video platforms, including AI-based video analytics, distributed processing, and intelligent cloud-connected workflows.
• Lead convergence initiatives to unify architecture, shared components, and development standards across multiple product lines.
• Drive adoption of industry standards (ONVIF, RTSP, ITxPT, video codecs) to ensure interoperability across devices and third-party ecosystems.
• Champion innovation, modernization, and continuous improvement of engineering platforms and workflows.

Execution & Delivery Excellence

• Own end-to-end engineering execution, including architecture, development, integration, validation, and product release.
• Ensure predictable delivery of high-quality embedded software, backend services, and cloud platforms through mature engineering processes and strong program management.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Hardware Engineering, Vendors, Customer Success, and global cross-functional teams to align priorities and deliver customer commitments.
• Champion Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and data-driven decision-making.

Quality, Security & Reliability

• Lead the evolution of system-level QA across embedded devices, backend platforms, and cloud services to ensure reliability, performance, and security.
• Develop automated validation pipelines to test features, video workflows, and full system functionality across multiple devices and configurations.
• Drive implementation of telemetry, monitoring, and diagnostics to proactively identify issues and improve long-term platform reliability.
• Establish quality metrics and continuous improvement processes across engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 15+ years of engineering experience across embedded systems and cloud platforms, with 7+ years in senior engineering leadership roles.
• Experience developing and launching AI-powered video analytics solutions.
• Strong background in video streaming, video processing pipelines, or IoT platforms.
• Experience managing hardware OEM partnerships and building hardware-agnostic platforms.
• Deep understanding of security-first engineering practices, including secure video transport, encryption standards, credential management, and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience designing and operating large-scale video storage, streaming, and event-driven processing systems.
• Proven success delivering complex systems that combine embedded software, cloud services, and client applications.
• Strong expertise in cloud-native architectures, microservices, and scalable distributed systems.
• Experience building and operating resilient cloud platforms, preferably using Microsoft Azure, including cost optimization strategies.
• Deep understanding of embedded software development and system-level architecture.
• Demonstrated success driving technical roadmaps, engineering excellence, and cross-functional alignment.
• Proven ability to scale and lead multidisciplinary, globally distributed engineering teams.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.