Verkada

Senior Backend Engineer

Verkada
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11 hours ago
San Mateo, CA, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Responsibilities

  • Design scalable control planes and data primitives for Verkada products.
  • Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from hundreds of thousands of globally deployed devices.
  • Launch new services within a microservices architecture.
  • Scale Auth, Users, Roles, and Audit capabilities for Verkada’s core products.

Requirements

  • Bachelor-level degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering.
  • At least 4 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience building and scaling access systems for millions of users worldwide.
  • Mastery of at least one of Python or Go.
  • Experience with Postgres or MySQL relational databases.
  • Experience with Redis or Memcached key-value storage and caching systems.
  • Experience with Kafka or other distributed queueing systems.
  • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Experience with React, gRPC, and API specifications.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Willingness and ability to work onsite five days per week.

Benefits

  • Healthcare programs with at least one plan covering 100% of employee premiums and all plans covering 80% of family premiums.
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Health Savings Account with employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account.
  • Expanded mental health support.
  • Paid parental leave and fertility benefits.
  • Paid holidays, extended firmwide holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time.
  • Professional development stipend and fertility stipend.
  • Wellness and fitness benefits.
  • Healthy lunches provided daily.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Onsite work five days per week.
  • Employment visa sponsorship and sponsorship takeover are available for this role.
Verkada

About Verkada

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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