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title: 'Embedded Video Software Engineer at BrightSign'
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# Embedded Video Software Engineer at BrightSign

- **Company:** BrightSign
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA
- **Posted:** 2026-05-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/brightsign/jobs/4680747006

## Job description

BrightSign builds the media players behind digital signage deployments worldwide. Our devices run 24x7 in demanding real-world environments, powering everything from retail and hospitality to transportation and enterprise communications. We design both the hardware and the software stack, from bootloader and embedded Linux through device drivers, media playback, BrightScript, Chromium, and Electron.

We’re looking for an embedded software engineer with a solid foundation in media playback to join the team working on the next generation of our platform. This role is a good fit for someone who enjoys working close to the hardware, getting hands-on with audio/video challenges, and contributing to production systems that customers depend on every day.

You’ll join a highly technical team with broad ownership across the stack. While our work spans many areas, this role is especially focused on video and audio playback, media pipelines, and the Linux platform work needed to make that experience robust, efficient, and maintainable.

## What you’ll work on

- Develop and optimize playback features across audio, video, and streaming use cases
- Debug and investigate issues across embedded Linux, device drivers, media frameworks, and application layers
- Improve performance, resource efficiency, and reliability on constrained hardware
- Collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to deliver well-engineered solutions
- Contribute to code quality through code review and testing
- Participate in technical discussions and design conversations

## What we’re looking for

- Professional experience building embedded software in commercial products
- Hands-on experience with media playback, including audio/video pipelines and real-world debugging
- Strong C and C++ skills
- Solid Linux experience, including comfort with low-level investigation and command-line tooling
- Understanding of media formats, codecs, streaming protocols, and related playback technologies
- Experience with or exposure to technologies such as ffmpeg, gstreamer, 1mpv, mplayer, ALSA, or similar is especially relevant. Experience with git is expected; Gerrit is a plus.

Our OS group is primarily based in Cambridge, with a small number of remote engineers across the UK and US Eastern time zone. We’d ideally like this role to be based full time in the Cambridge office, but we can be flexible for the right candidate.

If you want to work on embedded systems where video performance, platform reliability, and hardware-software integration genuinely matter, this is a role with real technical depth and product impact.

## About BrightSign

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: BrightSign is the global market leader in digital signage media players, providing end-to-end hardware, software, and cloud management solutions that empower businesses to attract, engage, and captivate audiences.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Graham Partners; acquired via private equity round in 2021)
- **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2009 (company was founded in the early 2000s per website, but official records show 2009)
- **Founders**: Jeff Hastings (founding CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Computer Hardware Manufacturing / Digital Signage
- **Target customers**: B2B – professional AV integrators, resellers, enterprises, SMBs, and organizations across all verticals (retail, hospitality, corporate, education, healthcare, transportation)
- **Mission or purpose**: To empower businesses to bring their visual content and experiences to life through reliable, secure, and easy-to-use digital signage solutions.

## Products & Services
- **BrightSign Media Players (LS, XC, HD, etc.)**: Purpose-built hardware players running proprietary BrightSignOS – secure, self-healing, AI-ready (with NPU for edge AI). Known for reliability and a 5-year warranty.
- **BrightSignOS**: Proprietary operating system designed for professional AV use; offers secure, sustainable, and superior performance.
- **BrightSign Control (formerly bsn.Control)**: Free cloud-based remote device monitoring and management service included with every player.
- **Professional Services**: Pre-provisioning, Wi-Fi install, and deployment acceleration services.
- **Partner Network**: Over 5,000 authorized resellers and integrators in 130+ countries.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $80.0M (estimated); Total funding – private equity round in 2021 (1 investor, Graham Partners)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Graham Partners; partner network of 5,000+ resellers/integrators; integrations with CMS vendors like BrightVoice.
- **Growth Signals**: 3M+ BrightSigns sold; 4.8/5 stars from 2,127 reviewers; operates in 12 countries; headcount of 95 employees (+0.8% YoY); LinkedIn followers 14,884 (+17.9% yearly).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary OS (BrightSignOS)**: Self-healing, secure, and purpose-built – eliminates downtime.
- **Market Leadership**: "Most trusted name in digital signage" with dominant global market share.
- **AI-Ready Hardware**: Built-in NPUs for edge AI inference without cloud dependency.
- **5-Year Warranty**: Unmatched in the industry, signaling confidence in reliability.
- **Global Partner Ecosystem**: Over 5,000 authorized partners in 130+ countries ensure local support.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Integration**: Leveraging edge AI capabilities to enable smarter, more interactive signage.
- **Expanding Remote Management**: Enhancing BrightSign Control to simplify large-scale deployments.
- **Sustainability**: Focus on energy-efficient, long-life hardware to reduce e-waste.
- **Continued Innovation**: Developing new player models and software features to maintain market leadership.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasis on accountability, belonging, collaboration, and employee development. "We enable employees to bring their best selves to work."
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Fully remote or hybrid working models available; home office setup allowance and monthly internet/cell phone contribution for remote employees.
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay, comprehensive health (medical, dental, vision), 401(k)/pension, generous PTO, inclusive parental support (gender-neutral for primary/secondary caregivers), ongoing learning opportunities (on-demand courses, workshops).
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong engineering team (26% of workforce in technical roles); VP of Software Engineering and VP Engineering on staff; opportunity to work on cutting-edge embedded systems and AI.
- **Growth Potential**: Unlimited growth potential; company invests in employee development from day one.

## Sources
1. [brightsign.biz](https://www.brightsign.biz/about/)
2. [brightsign.biz](https://www.brightsign.biz/)
3. [boards.greenhouse.io](https://boards.greenhouse.io/brightsign)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightsign)

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