Verkada

Backend Software Engineer - University Graduate 2027

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3 days ago
San Mateo, CA, USAEntry Level
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Responsibilities

  • Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from hundreds of thousands of devices worldwide.
  • Work with Redis, DynamoDB, Postgres, Kafka, and SQS for storage, databases, logging, and message passing.
  • Deploy services using Terraform and Kubernetes.
  • Develop large-scale systems that interact with and configure products remotely.
  • Define and improve low-latency, high-throughput, high-reliability microservice architectures.
  • Design features incorporating computer vision.
  • Design clean APIs and implement them using Python and/or Go.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field of study.
  • Internship experience developing and launching products.
  • Working knowledge of Python and/or Go.
  • Familiarity with REST APIs and the ability to read Python server code are preferred or helpful qualifications.
  • Willingness and ability to work onsite five days per week.
  • Comfort working in an agile team software development environment.

Benefits

  • Healthcare programs with employee premiums fully covered under at least one plan and family premiums covered at 80% under all plans.
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) contribution matching beginning January 2027, with the match vesting on the two-year anniversary.
  • 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, wellness and fitness benefits, healthy lunches provided daily, and commuter benefits.
  • The role is fully onsite five days per week at Verkada’s headquarters in San Mateo, California.

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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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