Verkada

Staff Backend Engineer - Device Security

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5 months ago
San Mateo, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$200k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain security infrastructure, including internal tooling to automate device security testing
  • Design, build, maintain, and scale device security backend systems and tools, including firmware supply-chain security systems
  • Develop and improve automation for administering the device security program
  • Mentor other engineers and deepen security expertise

Requirements

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering
  • At least 8 years of experience developing Go or Python microservices with AWS and participating in on-call
  • Strong knowledge of scalable, fault-tolerant backend system design, including databases, queues, and blob storage
  • Working knowledge of some of Temporal, Kubernetes, Docker, Redis, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, IAM, and Amazon S3
  • Strong understanding and experience in systems architecture
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience managing IoT device fleets is preferred
  • Security experience, a hacker mindset, or interest in learning more about security is preferred

Benefits

  • Healthcare programs with at least one plan fully covering employee premiums and all plans covering 80% of family premiums
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Health Savings Account with annual 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
  • Fertility stipend
  • Wellness and fitness benefits
  • Healthy lunches provided daily
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employment visa sponsorship and sponsorship takeover may be available

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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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