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AV Engineer

Faire · San Francisco, CA · posted 21 days ago

In short: AV Engineer at Faire in San Francisco, CA, posted 21 days ago.

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The job

LIVE Employer public job feed (private-sector employer) Source: the employer's public careers feed · Data: listed 2026-10-19

Employer	Faire
Location	San Francisco, California
Field	Engineering, Construction and Energy › Manufacturing and hardware engineering
Level	not stated
Source category	Information Technology
Posted	2026-10-19 (21 days ago)
Work arrangement	On-site at the location listed
Pay	Not published in the source listing

Job description

About Faire

Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.

We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

Keep the workplace technology Faire runs on working, every day:

The AV Operations team at Faire owns the technology people rely on to meet, present, and gather. That spans conference rooms and phone booths across our offices, large training rooms and event spaces, digital signage, office background music, and live event production.

As an AV Engineer, you will own day-to-day operations for our standard rooms and workplace media systems. That means preventative maintenance, hands-on break/fix, and the content pipelines behind signage and music. You will be the dedicated operational owner on the team, and you will be hands-on running events with us, from Company All Hands to leadership onsites. You will be based onsite in our San Francisco office, where most of this work happens. You will also support our other offices remotely, with occasional travel.

This role requires full-time presence in our San Francisco office five days per week.

You're excited about this role because…

You want hands-on technical work and clear ownership of the systems you're responsible for.
You measure your work by whether people can walk into a room and get started without thinking about the technology.
You would rather turn a recurring failure into a runbook, a standard, or a training session than fix it repeatedly.
You want to be the person IT Ops and end users come to for AV, knowing they’ll receive excellent support.
You want exposure to complex AV work (Q-SYS, Dante, RF, large-format systems) by collaborating with senior AV engineers, with room to grow toward it.

What you'll do:

Own preventative maintenance across our standard conference rooms and phone booths, covering displays, all-in-one video bars, controllers, schedulers, table mics, and in-room cabling.
Perform daily room sweeps in our SF office and receive daily room sweep reports from IT Ops across other offices, triaging findings into a same-day fix, scheduled remediation, or a strategic project.
Serve as the hands-on responder for AV tickets in standard rooms against defined response and resolution targets, diagnosing and repairing hardware, cabling, mounts, controllers, schedulers, and provisioning issues.
Provide remote resolution where possible through tools like Zoom Admin Portal and Logitech Sync for actions such as restarts, re-provisioning, and room setting updates.
Keep managed AV devices current within the update timelines set by IT Security, covering schedulers and iPads, Mac Mini codecs, and Logitech CollabOS devices. You will plan update waves, track compliance across the fleet, and flag devices that can't be updated.
Inspect displays for burn-in and image retention, enforce background rotation standards, and validate that display power schedules are applied and behaving.
Own the digital signage content pipeline across offices, from intake and scheduling through publishing and expiration, and maintain templates so content ships at spec.
Own day-to-day administration of office background music, including account approval, endpoint troubleshooting, zone volume, and scheduled on and off by office. You will enable our Workplace partners to manage their own playlists and zones.
Maintain common-area displays and shared AV in lounges, cafés, gaming areas, and open spaces, and keep a documented spares inventory with reorder thresholds.
Keep room records, as-built notes, SOPs, and runbooks current, and write repeatable procedures for IT Ops so first-line fixes don't have to reach you.
Train and enable end users in our complex rooms and event spaces, covering source and display selection, Zoom Rooms controllers, UCI panel basics, wireless mic handling, and podium inputs. You are first-line guidance for teams self-running smaller live events.
Surface patterns from daily sweeps, including repeat failures and rooms trending toward end of life, and feed that data into lifecycle and refresh planning.
Support live events across our offices, from smaller-tier events teams self-run to full productions, covering setup, sound checks, mic handling, and day-of support.
Partner with our senior AV engineers on DSP, Q-SYS, Dante, RF, and complex-room work, bringing them a documented diagnosis and staying on the problem with them through the fix.

We're excited about you because you have:

2 to 4 years supporting AV, IT, or workplace technology.
Hands-on experience with video conferencing room systems. Zoom Rooms strongly preferred, along with Logitech (Rally family, Tap, Sync) or equivalent.
Comfort with displays, mounts, cabling, and HDMI and USB signal flow, backed by a real troubleshooting methodology rather than trial and error.
Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including IP, VLANs, PoE, and DHCP, and how AV devices depend on them.
Ticket-driven support experience with clear written documentation habits.
A service orientation that holds up under pressure. This role is visible to employees and leadership in live meeting spaces.
The physical ability to work on ladders, lift equipment, and access ceilings and racks.

You'll stand out if you have:

Digital signage platform experience.
Familiarity with commercial audio, including passive speaker systems, amplifiers, and DSP concepts at the operational level.
Exposure to Q-SYS, Shure, or Dante environments.
MDM familiarity for Apple devices.
A live event or production support background.

Salary range:

San Francisco: the pay range for this role is $144,000 to $198,000 per year.

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

Flexible paid time off, plus company-wide recharge days
Paid parental leave up to 16 weeks
Comprehensive health coverage, with options varying by location
Fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot, including a lifetime reimbursement allowance
Mental health support and coaching through Modern Health
Stipends to support your professional development, wellness, and work from home needs
Employer-sponsored retirement plan, dependent on country of employment

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)

Privacy

For information about the type of personal data Faire collects from applicants, as well as your choices regarding the data collected about you, please visit Faire’s Privacy Notice (https://www.faire.com/privacy)

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The city

The job is in San Francisco, CA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How San Francisco compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, San Francisco is #4 by population, #139 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #20 for remote work (#1 = most), #25 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, San Francisco County, is #3 of 58 counties for average pay ($174,103).

The place in numbers

San Francisco has 830,235 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 2.1% of the population of California. It covers 47 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 17,784 people per square mile. The median age is 40.0, 6% older than the state median (40.0 against 37.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,476 a month (rent plus utilities), 22% above the state median ($2,476 against $2,036). Over a year that is 21.1% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,394,500, which is 9.9 times the median household income ($140,970); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 38.2% of households own their home, 32% below the state average (38.2% against 55.9%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area has 2,373,920 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $74,260 a year, 46% above the national median ($74,260 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (226,320 jobs, median $62,120); management (223,100 jobs, median $176,340); business and financial operations (207,030 jobs, median $112,960). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.9 times) and life, physical, and social science (1.8 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($176,340) and computer and mathematical ($167,770). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of San Francisco County was 4.0%. 69.6% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in San Francisco County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 28.6% drive alone, 18.7% use public transit, 9.3% walk, 31.0% work from home. 21.6% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 11% above the state average (21.6% against 19.4%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

60.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 63% above the state share (60.3% against 37.1%). 34.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 26% above the state share (34.0% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 11.2%, 7% below the state rate (11.2% against 12.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Sep, averaging 59°F (14.9°C), and the coolest is Apr at 53°F (11.6°C). About 515 mm (20 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (112 mm) and Jul the driest (2 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Daly City (31 miles, rent 3% higher); Pacifica (31 miles, rent 25% higher); San Bruno (34 miles, rent 12% higher); Millbrae (36 miles, rent 32% higher). Rent differences are against San Francisco; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of San Francisco, CA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅	Distance from the job city ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅	Open jobs there ⇅
San Francisco, CA	0 mi	$2,476	$1,394,500	$140,970	21.6%	n/a	Jobs
Daly City, CA	31 mi	$2,551	$1,115,000	$123,547	19.6%	n/a	Jobs
Pacifica, CA	31 mi	$3,098	$1,249,800	$160,523	15.5%	n/a	—
San Bruno, CA	34 mi	$2,773	$1,207,500	$141,272	12.2%	n/a	—
Millbrae, CA	36 mi	$3,272	$1,934,900	$163,476	21.8%	n/a	Jobs
Brisbane, CA	36 mi	$2,574	$1,232,200	$156,169	29.8%	n/a	—
South San Francisco, CA	36 mi	$2,802	$1,188,800	$136,578	15.2%	n/a	Jobs
Half Moon Bay, CA	37 mi	$2,433	$1,549,500	$157,884	26.7%	n/a	—
Burlingame, CA	38 mi	$2,785	$2,000,001	$174,000	23.1%	n/a	Jobs
Richmond, CA	40 mi	$1,960	$668,200	$95,391	28.8%	n/a	—
San Mateo, CA	41 mi	$3,077	$1,618,700	$153,504	15.8%	n/a	Jobs
Berkeley, CA	41 mi	$2,133	$1,413,900	$108,092	20.8%	n/a	Jobs
Alameda, CA	42 mi	$2,474	$1,235,700	$137,697	27.3%	n/a	Jobs
Belmont, CA	43 mi	$2,875	$2,000,001	$205,297	18.6%	n/a	Jobs
Oakland, CA	44 mi	$1,979	$929,900	$101,600	21.9%	n/a	Jobs
Foster City, CA	44 mi	$3,501	$1,838,200	$199,143	20.6%	n/a	Jobs
San Carlos, CA	45 mi	$2,854	$2,000,001	$237,470	14.9%	n/a	Jobs
Redwood City, CA	47 mi	$2,968	$1,801,700	$157,814	10.2%	n/a	Jobs
San Leandro, CA	48 mi	$2,186	$844,200	$101,420	23.7%	n/a	—
Atherton, CA	49 mi	$3,501	$2,000,001	$250,001	7.0%	n/a	—

Career paths

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Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far San Francisco, CA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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From ⇅	Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅	Population of that city ⇅
San Francisco, CA	0 mi	830,235
San Jose, CA	73 mi	990,138
Los Angeles, CA	364 mi	3,857,263
San Diego, CA	475 mi	1,389,526
Phoenix, AZ	678 mi	1,642,323
Seattle, WA	684 mi	754,195
Denver, CO	986 mi	718,877
Oklahoma City, OK	1,420 mi	697,125
Fort Worth, TX	1,484 mi	963,194
Dallas, TX	1,515 mi	1,307,930
San Antonio, TX	1,516 mi	1,479,835
Austin, TX	1,530 mi	979,539
Houston, TX	1,673 mi	2,328,253
Chicago, IL	1,885 mi	2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN	1,979 mi	885,860
Columbus, OH	2,142 mi	914,802
Charlotte, NC	2,332 mi	903,844
Jacksonville, FL	2,403 mi	977,670
Philadelphia, PA	2,550 mi	1,579,706
New York, NY	2,602 mi	8,483,844

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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City ⇅	Straight-line distance ⇅	Open jobs ⇅
Alameda, CA	42 mi	38
Belmont, CA	43 mi	2
Redwood City, CA	47 mi	45
Palo Alto, CA	54 mi	298
Sunnyvale, CA	60 mi	83
Fremont, CA	62 mi	6
Pleasanton, CA	63 mi	6
Milpitas, CA	66 mi	2
Campbell, CA	67 mi	7
San Jose, CA	73 mi	698
Capitola, CA	79 mi	1
Sacramento, CA	103 mi	53

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Median rent in San Francisco is $2,476 a month and median household income $140,970 (ACS 2020–2024).

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