Senior Backend Software Engineer - Workplace Products

Verkada
San Mateo, CA

Who We Are



Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.

Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.

Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 30,000+ customers across 70+ countries.

Overview


We are a small, dynamic team and are looking for software engineers who thrive in a high growth environment working alongside teammates to launch products and features that will be utilized by customers across the globe. As part of the Software Engineering team, you’ll have ownership of one or more projects on various product or platform facing teams. You will work across the full software stack and collaborate cross functionally to build the latest iterations of Verkada’s flagship software, enabling our best-in-class security systems.

We consider our team a startup within a startup, with a fair amount of ownership and autonomy. You’ll be working alongside a dynamic team of mobile, and frontend engineers to develop this product line.

Who you are



  • Excited by new products and startups

  • You think about delivering best-in-class products and experiences - not features

  • You can take a less-than-fully-fleshed-out product idea and drive it to completion

  • BS or a graduate degree in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering, or science

Requirements



  • 4+ years of industry backend software engineering experience

  • 2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer at a rapidly growing start up or innovative company.

  • Experience driving technical direction and leading teams on project execution

  • Architect scalable systems and design latency sensitive applications for our Intercoms deployed around the world.

  • Experience collaborating cross functionally to design complex systems with simple and robust backend APIs

  • History of shipping out significant products. We are looking for someone who can own backend systems end-to-end.

  • Ownership mentality, resolving problems that span beyond team boundaries

  • Deep expertise with relational databases. Postgres experience a plus

  • Demonstrated expertise in either Python or GoLang

  • Experience with Kubernetes a plus


US Employee Benefits


Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:


  • Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage

  • Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options

  • Expanded mental health support

  • Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits

  • Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time

  • Professional development stipend

  • Fertility Stipend Wellness/fitness benefits

  • Healthy lunches provided daily

  • Commuter benefits

Annual Pay Range

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).

Estimated Annual Pay Range

$150,000—$260,000 USD

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer


As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy .

Posted 2025-09-14

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