Core Engineer - C++

At Coram AI, we’re reimagining video security for the modern world. Our cloud-native platform uses computer vision and AI to help businesses stay safe, make smarter decisions, and move faster; from real-time alerts to seamless clip sharing and multi-site visibility.
You’ll be joining an ambitious, fast-moving team that values clarity, craftsmanship, and impact. Every person here has a voice, ships meaningful work, and helps shape how AI can make the world safer and more connected.
The role:
Our stack cuts across many technologies (front-end, backend, edge-computing, machine
learning), and you will be responsible for a large part of our edge-computing stack powering
Coram Point.
Responsibilities:
- Build edge applications processing vision data and communication layers for the compute-constrained edge devices
- Deploy machine learning models to production, optimizing the platform runtime for maximum performance
- Operating largely C++ code with parts of the pipeline running on GPU
- Build observability and telemetry
Skills and qualifications:
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
- 3-8 years of experience in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented
- Strong programming in C++ and strong understanding of Linux
- Knowledge of any other development language, including Java, Python, and Shell scripts
- Edge/IoT computing experience (we have a fleet of deployed edge computers) is a plus
- Infrastructure management experience (we use Salt) is a plus
- Monitoring experience (we use Grafana) is a plus
- Video processing & streaming experience (we use Gstreamer) is a plus
- Experience interfacing ML models (we use PyTorch) is a plus
- Resilient in challenging and fast-paced environments
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to influence at all levels
- Ability to work in an onsite environment
What we offer:
- Flexible paid time off and paid holidays
- Early-stage equity in a rapidly growing company
- Referral bonuses
- Regular team off-sites
- The latest Apple products and unlimited tech stack (Claude Cowork, Perplexity Computer, Nooks, Clay, Instantly, etc.)
We're on a mission to transform a $50B+ legacy industry by bringing the power of cutting-edge multimodal LLMs and computer vision to real-world security and operations. From firearm detection to intelligent access control, our AI-native platform turns every camera and sensor into a smart system that enhances safety, efficiency, and awareness.
Founded by Ashesh Jain (ex-Lyft Level 5, PhD Cornell) and Peter Ondruska (ex-Lyft, PhD Oxford), Coram AI is backed by Battery Ventures, Mosaic, and 8VC, have raised over $30M, and were named to the CB Insights AI 100 as one of the most promising AI companies in the world. If you're excited to work on mission-critical AI that makes an impact in the real world, we’d love to meet you.