Engineering Leader, VMS Product

Who we are.

Founded by engineers from Stanford, Cisco Meraki, and Samsara, Spot AI is one of the fastest growing Video AI companies in the U.S., transforming standard cameras into powerful AI tools that elevate safety, security and operations for businesses nationwide.  In just four years, we have processed more than 1 billion hours of video and today ingest more daily new videos than YouTube. Our industry leading Video AI agents are changing physical operations and defining what video AI can accomplish for physical operations. 

We are challenging and disrupting the $30 billion video surveillance market with a plug-and-play camera agnostic solution that is expanding use-cases beyond traditional security. Our approach has fueled fast adoption across 17 industries, powering nearly 1,000 businesses and over 70,000 camera feeds.

Our exceptionally talented team has created a high growth trajectory that has attracted almost $100 million in investment from top venture firms, including Redpoint, Scale Venture Partners, Bessemer, StepStone and Qualcomm.

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We’re looking for like-minded builders.

We are an extremely passionate and ambitious team building a company designed to outlast our lifetime. 

No matter the role or level, Spotans (our team members) share a common DNA, and we’re looking for more teammates who share the same high-performance mindset:

• Relentless Drive: You have extreme ambition and something to prove. Challenges fuels you. Building isn’t just what you do; it’s who you are.
• Builder’s Mentality: You thrive on creating new solutions, not maintaining the status quo. If you've founded a company, been employee number 1 - 20, or have run a venture for over two years, we’re especially excited to meet you!
• High Hustle, High Humility: You combine high IQ with high EQ, a low ego, and an unyielding work ethic that pushes you to be among the best at what you do.

Our cultural pillars guide how we operate. We:

• Spend Strategically. We maximize resources and minimize waste.
• Push for Progress. We make decisions, move fast, and celebrate action.
• Obsess Over Customers: We remove friction and add value to create delight.
• Trust Our Team: Respect, trust and collaboration are non-negotiable.
• Act Like Owners: We say what we’ll do, and we do what we say, taking pride and responsibility in our work.
• Never Stop Having Fun: We’re creating something epic, and we’re having fun doing it.

Who you are.

• You have strong product sense and an entrepreneurial mindset. You think strategically about product direction, deeply understand user experience, and consistently deliver high-impact solutions to customers. You desire a role larger than just engineering.
• You're excited about Physical AI and the transformative role of video in the business tech stack. You are genuinely passionate about innovations in video and the integration of AI into physical environments, and you're eager to lead in this space.
• You have broad technical experience. Your expertise spans several domains - incl. firmware, full-stack web, video technologies and AI. Your versatility allows you to lead effectively across multidisciplinary teams and technical domains.
• You’ve done this before. You have been a direct manager of product-driven engineering teams for at least 7 years, and have spent at least 3 focused on AI/ML products. You are passionate about building and leading teams that build great products.
• You love talking to customers and thrive in a revenue–driven culture. You participate often in customer calls, including for sales support and escalations. You’ve directly supported positive customer outcomes through your participation in marketing, customer success and sales.
• You thrive-in and create a high empathy, high accountability environment. You motivate and inspire your team, helping them grow and create an environment that brings out their best and helps them deliver outlier outcomes.
• You’re a collaborative partner that builds trust at all levels. You foster collaboration, navigate team dynamics with ease and instill confidence in others. 

What you’ll do: 

You will lead the engineering and product organization responsible for our AI Video Management System product that is deployed across 1,000+ customers and several thousand locations. You will democratize Physical AI by building an easy-to-use and reliable product that improves security, safety and efficiency outcomes for customers. In a crowded Video Surveillance market, you will innovate on product form and value to accelerate market share. You and your team will define the roadmap and architect and develop novel solutions to get to customer outcomes. You will own a revenue goal for your product and balance short and long term initiatives to maximize revenue growth. You will hire, lead and scale a high caliber engineering team.

What excites you.

• Stretching beyond engineering into defining a product roadmap based on working directly with customers to better understand their use-cases.
• Building, working with and coaching an extremely high caliber engineering and product team. 
• Developing video AI products from inception to production, with extreme ownership and opportunities to implement novel solutions. 
• Delivering video intelligence features in ways that are thoughtful about end user privacy, such as on-device models and federated training.
• A culture where hard work that drives great outcomes is expected, celebrated, and rewarded.
• A place where you can make industry-wide impact and contribute to one of the most exciting technologies of our time.

Compensation and Benefits.

• Annual Base Salary Range: up to $280,000, depending on factors such as experience and location
• Meaningful early stage equity
• Medical, dental and vision plan options with little-to-no cost for employees and dependents
• Company paid short- and long-term disability plans
• Company paid life insurance
• 401K with Employer Match

Come build the future of Video AI with us!

We are creating and cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture where we celebrate individuals for what they accomplish, no matter who they are!  As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.