9 months ago
Base Salary
$200k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of new camera categories and influence hardware selection and feature scope with Hardware and Product teams
- Own the firmware roadmap and drive architectural changes from low-level MCUs through Linux-based edge services
- Build high-performance bare-metal firmware, secure bootloaders, Linux kernel optimizations, and concurrent userspace services
- Solve system-level issues involving race conditions, memory corruption, and hardware-software timing
- Balance hardware security, performance, power efficiency, and fleet observability
- Partner with CV, Streaming, and Storage teams on vertically integrated edge-computing and real-time computer-vision features
- Design deployment and monitoring strategies to support reliability and 24/7 uptime across a global device fleet
- Lead large-scale cross-functional technical initiatives from concept to production
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years of professional systems software development experience in performance- and resource-constrained environments
- 5+ years of experience building software for Linux-based platforms
- Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives from concept through production
- Experience leading initial board bring-up and hardware-software co-design for first-generation embedded devices
- Hands-on experience with SPI, I2C, UART, and USB
- Experience designing, implementing, and debugging concurrent or multithreaded firmware services
- Strong understanding of modern operating systems, computer architecture, and compute, memory, and storage trade-offs
- Proficiency in C++ or Golang
- Familiarity with Bash scripting and Python for tooling and automation
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Linux Kernel development experience, including drivers, device trees, or kernel-space performance optimization, is preferred
- Technical depth in MCU firmware and boot stacks, including RTOS, bare-metal development, or secure boot implementation, is preferred
Benefits
- Healthcare programs with at least one employee-premium-free plan and 80% family-premium coverage under all plans
- 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, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time
- Professional development stipend
- Fertility stipend
- Wellness and fitness benefits
- Healthy lunches provided daily
- Commuter benefits
- Full-time work at the San Mateo headquarters
- Employment visa sponsorship available
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.