Principal Software Engineer

Kastle Systems•Falls Church, VA

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

At CheckVideo, a division of Kastle, we are transforming video security with our AI-enabled cameras. Thousands of customers depend on us every day for mission-critical security, delivered through our cloud infrastructure. We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer who will be responsible for developing and maintaining our flagship product assets. This includes the architecture, design, development & testing of CheckVideo applications. This is an exciting position to work on the cutting edge of technology with a great team and make a meaningful contribution every single day. This is a hybrid position based out of our Falls Church, Virginia office. In addition to a great work environment, we provide excellent benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision, 401K, Tuition/Training Assistance, BrightHorizons Lifestyle Assistance, Wellness Program, Paid Time Off & Holidays, etc.) and we are proud to be a Certified Great Place to Work. For more information on our products & services as well as what it’s like to work with us, please visit CheckVideo and Kastle Careers.

Requirements

Bachelors degree required; Advanced degree preferred
At least 7 years of experience developing and shipping software for mass market products
Knowledge & experience with the SDLC and programming languages: Python, C, C++ and Go
Experience with the following:
AI Training & Inference: LLM (Large Language Models), Deep Learning, Computer Vision, PyTorch, TensorFlow
Cloud computing: AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
Source code management systems such as Git and Bitbucket
DevOps tools: Jenkins, Gitlab, GitOps
Databases and NoSQL experience
Strong skills in troubleshooting production issues

Nice To Haves

Experience with:
Infrastructure management tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or Terraform
Designing and developing services using distributed systems principles
Media codecs and streaming protocols. Examples include: H.264 (AVC), RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol), H.265 (HEVC), ONVIF, or others

Responsibilities

Develop, test & deploy CheckVideo applications in a secure manner
Develop in a Linux environment using source code control system and deployment pipelines
Maintain and update production software as necessary
Scale and tune for performance to meet production demand
Secure our software by addressing any vulnerabilities and by writing high-performing, scalable, and secure software to meet customer demands.
Follow SDLC best practices for scalability, reliability & observability