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Responsibilities
- Architect scalable backend systems and latency-sensitive applications for globally deployed intercoms.
- Own backend systems and significant product development end to end.
- Drive technical direction and lead engineers through project execution.
- Design complex systems with simple and robust backend APIs in cross-functional collaboration.
- Resolve problems that span beyond team boundaries while partnering with firmware, mobile, and frontend engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related science.
- 7+ years of industry backend software engineering experience.
- 4+ years of professional backend engineering experience at a rapidly growing startup or innovative company.
- Demonstrated expertise in Python or Go.
- Deep expertise with relational databases; Postgres experience is a plus.
- Experience driving technical direction, leading engineers, and shipping significant products.
- Kubernetes experience is a plus.
Benefits
- Healthcare programs with premiums 100% covered for employees under at least one plan and 80% covered for family premiums under all plans, plus nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account options.
- Expanded mental health support, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, and a fertility stipend.
- Paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time.
- Professional development stipend and wellness/fitness benefits.
- Healthy lunches provided daily and commuter benefits.
- Employment visa sponsorship and sponsorship continuation are available.
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About Verkada
Verkada builds a cloud-managed physical security platform for enterprises, combining security cameras, access control, sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management with web and mobile software. It sells hardware plus software licenses through a subscription model to organizations like schools, retailers, and industrial sites. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Verkada reports 30,000+ customers worldwide and is privately held.