Senior-Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

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

[https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/verkada-capitalg-valuation-security.html], 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.

Pay Disclosure

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. This estimate can vary based on the

factors described above, so the actual starting base pay may be above or below

this range. Base pay is also just one component of Verkada’s total rewards

package. 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).

Estimated Hourly Pay Range

$130,000—$280,000 USD

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 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

[https://www.verkada.com/privacy/candidate-privacy-policy].