Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

Verkada
San Mateo +1 more
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with strong infrastructure engineering experience working in AI-powered platform environments, who are comfortable with in-office work and leading cross-functional teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in cloud infrastructure and a passion for AI-driven platforms
    — “AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.
  • Individuals with a background in Python or Go and a track record in scaling systems
    — “Experience in Python and/or Go
  • Engineers who have led cross-team efforts and established engineering best practices
    — “You'll have the opportunity to lead cross-team efforts, mentor your team members and establish engineering best practices across the entire organization.

Things to consider

  • This role requires in-office presence at Verkada's HQ in San Mateo, CA.
    — “We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.
  • Candidates should be prepared to work on large-scale systems with high reliability demands.
    — “making Verkada’s infrastructure the most reliable and cost efficient while scaling to millions of connected devices.

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with cloud platforms like AWS and infrastructure automation tools in your resume.
    — “Experience with one of the major cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
  • Showcase leadership in infrastructure projects and your ability to influence platform direction.
    — “Influence the features and direction of our platform with your own ideas
  • Emphasize your ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams and deliver key results.
    — “Align with product and org objectives, and coordinate with cross-functional teams on delivering key results.
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • scalable and reliable infrastructure
  • cost-efficient service
Typical background
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science3+ years of software engineering experience

Skills & requirements

Required

PythonGoAWSTerraformKubernetesService Mesh

Preferred

Istio

Stack & domain

PythonGoAWSTerraformKubernetesIstioService MeshCost EfficiencyScalabilityReliabilityLeadershipCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingInnovationInfrastructureSoftware DevelopmentAI

About the role

Original posting from Verkada via Greenhouse

Who We Are

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. 

We’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.

You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries. 

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you will help architect, design and develop projects targeted at making Verkada’s infrastructure the most reliable and cost efficient while scaling to millions of connected devices. Example projects include rolling out a service mesh or designing a cost efficient service ingesting and storing terabytes of video footage. You'll have the opportunity to lead cross-team efforts, mentor your team members and establish engineering best practices across the entire organization.

We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.

What You'll Do

Identify and lead critical efforts related to scalability, reliability and efficiency;

Influence the features and direction of our platform with your own ideas;

Provide technical support for engineers on team;

Align with product and org objectives, and coordinate with cross-functional teams on delivering key results.

What You Bring

Must have a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, or similar technical field of study

Experience and enthusiasm for learning about new infrastructure products, features, and strategies

Comfortable with working at the frontier of infrastructure and software development

Experience in Python and/or Go

Experience with one of the major cloud platforms (preferably AWS)

Strong written and verbal communications

Experience with Terraform is preferred

Experience with Kubernetes is preferred

Experience with a service mesh such as Istio is preferred

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

Additional Information

We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.

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$180,000—$280,000 USDVerkada 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.

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Source: Verkada careers (Greenhouse)

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