Engineering Lead - Hardware

(Austin, TX)

About Atmosphere:

Atmosphere is the leading streaming TV platform built specifically for businesses. Unlike ad networks or signage companies, Atmosphere is the only true TV company whose first priority is to entertain television audiences outside of the home. Our content is designed to be fun, engaging, and worth watching, transforming waiting rooms, gyms, bars, and restaurants into better experiences for customers and better businesses for owners.

We are the first and only company to think about both the business owner and their customers when creating TV content. With 60,000+ venues and a global audience of over 150 million monthly viewers, Atmosphere is redefining what TV means outside the living room.

About the Role:

We’re currently looking for a highly motivated experienced Engineering Lead to join our Engineering team focused on our cutting edge out-of-home content delivery technology. From content encoding and custom hardware development to advertising demand acquisition and customer interfaces – we build the technology stack that streams content to 65k+ businesses across the planet to over 150 million monthly viewers. If you’re the right candidate, you typically seek out challenges and are intrinsically motivated to solve customer-centric problems with novel technology solutions. It's important that this person is able to efficiently work with the team to ensure we have high implementation quality, strong engineering culture, and a quality mindset. The individual should bring a passion for building fantastic solutions and be willing to play a variety of roles as emergent demands drive the next opportunities for the team.

This position will report to the CTO, and is on-site in Austin, TX! Availability to be in-office 4-5 days a week is required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be intrinsically motivated, naturally curious, and enjoy seeking out new problems. Drive novel solutions with groups of other engineers.
• Lead development of Atmosphere’s custom hardware and Android platform from technical requirements through production, managing timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Manage vendor relationships proactively - anticipate needs, drive clear communication, and partner with them to deliver solutions that keep our team focused on product development.
• Work cross-functionally with key stakeholders (product, design, data, customer support, sales, content etc…) to design and deliver robust/reliable software solutions to business problems
• Leverage excellent technical skills to improve systems and uplevel those around you
• Collaborate with other engineers and figure out how to make us better/faster/stronger
• Champion best practices, developing engineering culture, and have influence outside your direct team within the engineering organization.

Requirements:

• Bias towards simplicity
• Extreme ownership
• Computer Science degree or equivalent demonstrated expertise
• 6+ years delivering world-class, customer-facing products with increasing technical leadership responsibilities
• Proven track record managing vendor relationships.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions across teams and interface with senior leadership
• Strong coding skills with ability to contribute significantly to production codebases and figure out existing systems quickly
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions across teams and interface with senior leadership
• Deep understanding of full-stack development and system interactions
• Demonstrated ability to work across departments, tools, and codebases to own outcomes
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and containerized applications

Nice to Haves:

• Experience in Android application development with deep expertise in Android SDK, Kotlin/Java, modern architecture patterns, and complex application lifecycle management
• Experience with Android Open Source Project (AOSP), including building custom Android images, platform modifications, or system-level customization
• Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance development productivity
• Track record of successfully navigating complex, multi-team technical projects

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company Equity
• Company 401(k) with employer matching
• Competitive insurance plans
• Flexible Time Off Policy

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet all the criteria. At Atmosphere, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team where creativity, innovation, and teamwork matter most. If you're passionate about this role but your experience doesn't check every box, we still want to hear from you. You might just be the right fit for this or another role on our team.