Ambient.ai is a unified, AI-powered physical security platform helping the world’s leading enterprises reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and gain critical insights. Seven of the top 10 U.S. technology companies, along with multiple Fortune 500 organizations, rely on Ambient.ai to modernize their physical security infrastructure.

Our platform uses advanced AI and computer vision to seamlessly integrate with existing camera and sensor systems, enabling real-time monitoring and proactive threat detection. By reducing false alarms by over 95%, Ambient.ai allows security teams to focus on real threats and prevent incidents before they occur.

Founded in 2017 and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and Allegion Ventures, Ambient.ai is a Series B company on a mission to make every security incident preventable.

We’ve found that in-person time meaningfully supports collaboration, creativity, and team alignment. Our engineering, product, design, and marketing teams work from our Redwood City office 3 days per week. All other Bay Area employees join on Fridays to stay connected and close out the week together.

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Position Overview

In this role, you will get a unique opportunity to work on new industry-defining applications in the Smart Building space. In this cross-functional role, you will be exposed to other engineering stakeholders, business teams, and customers. Specifically, you will build prototypes for new applications, work closely with the customer and our internal business teams to assess their performance and impact, and help bring these prototypes to production.

The Impact You'll Make

Build integration software for Ambient’s core platform that may run on the cloud or on our forward-deployed edge IoT servers
Effectively leverage 3rd party APIs to ingest various additional data sources into Ambient.ai’s core platform
Partner with other engineering stakeholders on design & architecture to effectively integrate new data sources into the core product
Partner with customer success teams to support the implementation of integrations at new customer sites
Build tools for monitoring the health and reliability of integrations deployed in the field

The Amazing Skills You'll Bring To Ambient.ai

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field with a strong programming background
Proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and rapidly build domain and product knowledge
Minimum 4+ years of experience shipping enterprise-grade software
Proficiency in at least one major programming language (Python, GO, C++ will be preferred) used at backend
Familiarity with computer networks and related technologies, such as HTTP Requests
Experience with common database systems such as MySQL and the ability to write efficient SQL queries
Experience with REST OR GraphQL APIs.
A good understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and operating systems fundamentals desired
Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills
Strong desire to solve challenging problems, learn new things, and wear many hats as part of an early-stage company
Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Domain knowledge in the field of CCTV, video surveillance, VMS (Video Management Systems), Access Control, Biometrics, Identity access management, Visitor Identity Management, Camera Security System ,PACS (Physical access control systems) will be preferred

Why Join Us

We are creating an entirely new category within a 180+ billion-dollar physical security industry and looking for team members who are also passionate about our mission to prevent every security incident possible
We have an impressive customer roster of Fortune 500 companies, including Adobe, SentinelOne, and TikTok
Regular Full-time employees receive stock options for the opportunity to share ownership in the success of our company
We offer flexible time off to rest and recharg,e including Winter Break (time off between Christmas and New Year’s for most roles, depending on customer demand)
The latest tech and awesome swag delivered to your door
Enjoy a full range of opportunities to connect with your awesome co-workers

Ambient.ai is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ambient does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ambient is an E-Verify participant.