Sr. System Software Engineer
CHS OU Ambarella (Shanghai) Company Ltd
Apply to this job China Shanghai Until 8/23/2026 3+ years exp First posted June 24, 2026 Last posted June 24, 2026
Job description
AI Vision Processors For Edge Applications
Our solutions make cameras smarter by extracting valuable data from high-resolution video streams.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Software development and troubleshooting, including issues related to ARM drivers, audio/video capture, audio/video encoding, AI engines, and related areas. Products include network cameras, ADAS, robotics, and other AI projects based on Linux.
- Based in Shanghai. Provide technical support to customers for network cameras, ADAS, robotics, AI Box, and similar products, including remote and on-site support. Offer technical consulting, training, and end-to-end project support from evaluation and project kickoff through mass production.
- Communicate with customers to understand product requirements and project status. Help customers analyze issues quickly, optimize systems and algorithms, and deliver timely solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electronics or a related field, with 3+ years of relevant work experience.
- Solid C/C++ software development skills with hands-on development experience.
- Ability to read hardware schematics; basic hardware knowledge and embedded systems experience, such as ARM-based development.
- Familiarity with common peripherals on embedded processors (e.g., ARM), including I2C, SPI, MIPI, UART, USB, PCI, Ethernet, GPIO, CAN, Flash, DDR, etc. Knowledge of related communication protocols is a plus.
- Familiarity with Linux as a real-time operating system; experience with Linux kernel and driver development.
- Experience with audio and video capture and encoding (e.g., AAC, OPUS, H.264, H.265, etc.); familiarity with multimedia frameworks such as GStreamer.
- Knowledge of neural networks, machine vision, or related areas is a plus (e.g., CNN, VLM, VLA, SLAM, ROS).
- Basic knowledge of bash and Python scripting, image sensors, and fundamental image/video concepts.
- Experience with mainstream AI SoC platforms is preferred.
- Strong English reading and writing skills are preferred.
- Outgoing personality, strong communication skills, and good teamwork.
About this role
Summary
Develop and troubleshoot software for AI cameras and embedded systems.
Job title
Sr. System Software Engineer
Experience level
3+ years
Minimum experience
3+ years exp
Industry
software
Location requirements
Shanghai, China; on-site with remote support possible.
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
C/C++embedded systemsLinux kernelvideo encodingARM
Preferred skills
neural networksmachine visionPythonGStreamerAI SoC platforms
Specializations
embedded systemsAI enginesLinuxC/C++video encoding
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Shanghai, China
On-site City
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