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title: 'Senior Device Software Engineer at Atomic'
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# Senior Device Software Engineer at Atomic

- **Company:** Atomic
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/atomic/e7449ccb-627b-4184-8e3c-c562d9929ecf

## Job description

## Who We Are

Sauron is the home security company of the future. Homeowners today lack compelling options when it comes to peace of mind against vulnerabilities, and total command and control of their home; there is no definitive, protective brand in the space. Leveraging cutting-edge AI, sensor technology, and nonlethal deterrence, Sauron brings next-generation technology to homeowners to protect their families and property. Incubated by the serial entrepreneur Kevin Hartz and Atomic, Sauron has raised an $18M seed round from leading venture capital firms and angel investors, including 8VC and Flock Safety CEO Garret Langley, to build the new perception system for the home.

## The Role - Senior Device Software Engineer

The device platform is where Sauron meets the physical world. Every camera frame, every sensor reading, every alert a homeowner sees starts on hardware we built, running software we wrote, in a home we don't control. If the device isn't up, isn't streaming, or isn't telling the truth about its own state, nothing downstream matters. We are hiring someone to help own that foundation. Our devices live on real home networks, next to third-party cameras, through power cuts, firmware updates, and years of operation without anyone looking at them. They have to keep video flowing to on-device perception, to local recording, and to a homeowner's phone in real time, and recover on their own when any piece fails. You would help decide how the platform is built: what runs where, how components are isolated from each other's failures, how we update and observe a fleet we can't touch, and what "reliable" means in measured uptime, latency, and recovery time rather than hope.

## What You Will Do

- Develop from scratch and maintain embedded Linux platforms, from BSP to application level.
- Work with electrical, mechanical, perception/ML, backend, and mobile teams to define architectures for new on-device software.
- Drive features end-to-end through the full software lifecycle: design, implementation, validation, and production rollout.
- Root-cause and resolve issues using remote fleet diagnostics, telemetry, and local hardware test platforms; define logging and observability standards.
- Own the on-device video pipeline, from RTSP camera ingest to delivery for on-device perception, local recording, and low-latency WebRTC live viewing in our apps, and make it hold up on real cameras and home networks (reconnects, late-joiner keyframes, timestamp drift, and consumer isolation).

## Who You Are

- 4+ years of professional experience developing device software for hardware products.
- Experience with Linux on embedded/constrained systems, such as Yocto, or AOSP.
- Experience writing C/C++ for Linux systems
- Demonstrated ability to write multi-threaded, highly reliable code.
- Hands-on experience building real-time video pipelines on Linux with GStreamer or FFmpeg/libav, and a working knowledge of RTSP/RTP and H.264/H.265 (GOPs, IDR frames, SPS/PPS).
- Strong grasp of software lifecycle best practices: code reviews, version control, unit/integration testing, CI, and on-hardware validation.

## Nice to Have

- Experience building custom embedded Linux distributions with Yocto
- Experience with ARM Trustzone, and OP-TEE
- Experience with WebRTC (ICE, SFUs such as LiveKit) and HLS delivery
- Experience with hardware-accelerated video encode/decode on embedded SoCs (e.g. V4L2, Jetson, VA-API)
- Familiarity with gRPC/protobuf service APIs and OpenTelemetry-based observability
- Background contributing to or growing high-performance software teams.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply. ----- Atomic is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.

Please review our [CCPA policies](https://www.atomic.vc/job-applicant-privacy) here.

## About Atomic

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Atomic is a venture studio that builds high-growth companies by pairing entrepreneurs with a built-in founding team of experts, capital, and resources.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture studio and fund; raised $320M for fourth fund)
- **Headquarters**: Miami, Florida, United States (with a San Francisco office and distributed teams across the U.S. and Canada)
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Jack Abraham (Managing Partner & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Venture studio / startup builder (operates across fintech, web3, proptech, education, enterprise, healthcare, and more)
- **Target customers**: Entrepreneurs and co-founders looking to launch scalable companies; B2B and B2C end-markets vary by portfolio company
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Bring ideas, capital, resources, and talent together to build the best ideas into great companies” (LinkedIn)

## Products & Services
- **Co-Found with Atomic**: The core model – a founder joins Atomic as a co-founder and gets immediate access to an in-house team covering engineering, design, marketing, legal, finance, HR, and recruiting, plus a playbook and capital to de‑risk company building.
- **Atomic Fund**: A $320 million fund (fourth fund) used exclusively to start and scale companies built inside Atomic.
- **Portfolio Companies**: Notable companies built at Atomic include **Hims & Hers** (NYSE: HIMS), **Homebound**, **OpenStore**, **Replicant**, **Found**, and **Bungalow** (each operates as an independent business).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed for Atomic itself (as a private studio)
- **Key Metric**: Total raised for fourth fund – **$320 million** (exclusive report); annual studio revenue estimated at **$6.0M** (LinkedIn)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Led by Managing Partner Jack Abraham; General Partner includes ex-Postmates CFO; additional undisclosed LPs in the fund.
- **Growth Signals**: 72 employees (LinkedIn), monthly headcount growth of +1.2%, active in 9 countries (U.S., Canada, South Africa, China, Philippines, Qatar, Ukraine, Netherlands, Nigeria); 3 current job openings with 50% monthly increase in postings.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founding team as a service**: Atomic provides a complete startup infrastructure (legal, finance, HR, design, marketing, recruiting) from day one – a “built-in co-founder” approach that removes typical early-stage friction.
- **Proven track record**: Portfolio includes publicly traded companies (Hims & Hers) and multiple billion-dollar entities, de‑risking the model for new entrepreneurs.
- **Capital + talent density**: The $320M fund, combined with an experienced team of serial entrepreneurs and specialists, allows rapid iteration and scaling across multiple verticals simultaneously.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue scaling the studio-fund model by deploying the fourth fund into new company creations.
- Expand into additional high‑opportunity markets (healthcare, AI, enterprise) while deepening expertise in existing verticals.
- Grow the internal team across key functions (engineering, growth, strategic finance, talent acquisition) to support more parallel company builds.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “a place for anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit” – employees work alongside serial founders and get exposure to launching multiple startups. Built In rates culture 4.1/5 and career growth 4.4/5.
- **Work model**: Hybrid (on‑site at Miami HQ or San Francisco office for most roles; some remote positions available).
- **Perks & team**: Collaborative, low‑ego environment; access to a network of top‑tier operators; roles offer high ownership and visibility into company‑building processes.

## Sources
1. [atomic.vc](https://www.atomic.vc/) – Homepage, join page, team page
2. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/atomic-vc) – Company overview, perks, culture
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/atomic-vc) – Company details, financials, workforce, reviews

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