Senior-Staff Software Engineer, Tooling

Verkada
San Mateo +1 more
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for backend engineers who design and enhance tools for developers and support teams, with experience in Python or Go and a preference for on-site work in San Mateo, CA.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in building and improving developer tools and infrastructure systems
    — “building and enhancing tools and systems that empower our developers
  • Individuals who are comfortable with cloud-based infrastructure and AI integration
    — “Doing common actions in the cloud rather than from developer machines
  • Engineers with a background in license management and feature flag systems
    — “Improving handling of licenses and Improving the feature flags system

Things to consider

  • On-site presence is required at the HQ in San Mateo, CA
    — “This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA
  • The role emphasizes working at the frontier of infrastructure and software development
    — “Comfortable with working at the frontier of infrastructure and software development

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with AI tooling and cloud infrastructure in your resume and interview responses
    — “Building tools that use AI
  • Showcase your ability to refactor and modularize complex systems
    — “Separating the monolith support tool into smaller, more manageable tools
  • Emphasize your background in Python or Go and cloud platforms like AWS
    — “Experience in Python and/or Go and Experience with one of the major cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Terraform, Kubernetes, and service meshes like Istio
    — “Experience with Terraform is preferred and Experience with Kubernetes is preferred
  • Include contributions to open-source systems in your application materials
    — “Contributing to open-source systems used by Verkada
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • design and enhance tools for developers, sales, and support teams
  • improve quality of existing tools
Typical background
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science

Skills & requirements

Required

PythonGoCloud PlatformsTerraformKubernetesService Mesh

Preferred

AISecurityPrivacy

Stack & domain

PythonGoAWSTerraformKubernetesIstioAISecurityPrivacyOpen-source SystemsLearning New Infrastructure ProductsFrontier Of Infrastructure And Software DevelopmentStrong Written And Verbal CommunicationsVideo SecurityAccess ControlAir Quality SensorsAlarmsIntercomsVisitor ManagementPrivacy-sensitive Ai-powered PlatformAgentic AIPPEThreat AlertsLockdownReal-time AlertsVerkada Devices

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

We focus on building and enhancing tools and systems that empower our developers, sales, and support teams. As a Backend Engineer on our team, you'd focus on designing new tools and improving quality of existing ones. Whether you’re early in your career or bring years of experience, there’s an opportunity to make a significant impact.

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

Doing common actions in the cloud rather than from developer machines

Improving handling of licenses

Separating the monolith support tool into smaller a more manageable tools

Improving the feature flags system

Building tools that use AI

Building tools to improve security and privacy

Contributing to open-source systems used by Verkada

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$130,000—$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.

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

Source: Verkada careers (Greenhouse)

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