Join Verkada as a Senior Backend Engineer to build cloud-managed access control systems in a dynamic startup environment.
Posted by employer 3 weeks ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 5 days ago
AI in the day-to-day
Verkada uses AI to enhance security solutions and improve user experiences.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Backend Engineer will focus on developing and enhancing cloud-managed access control systems, ensuring users can manage their security needs seamlessly. Proficiency in server programming languages like Python or Go, along with experience in scalable distributed systems, is essential for success. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with a strong problem-solving mindset who thrive in dynamic, startup-like environments. The team operates with a high degree of autonomy, fostering both personal and professional growth.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Verkada's career page.
- Verkada has 314 other open roles including GRC Engineer , Product Marketing Manager, Workplace, Senior Software Engineer - Camera Platform.
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- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Pays more than 42% of the 3224 salaried Python roles we track (median $160,000). See Python salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Backend Engineer - Access Control role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Mateo, CA United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Verkada lists $150,000–$300,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Backend Engineer - Access Control role.
- Where is the role based?
- Verkada is hiring for this position in San Mateo, CA United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Go, Python.
- Does Verkada sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Verkada targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Backend Engineer - Access Control role at Verkada.
From the original posting
Who We Are
Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.
We’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.
You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.
About the Role
We are a small, dynamic team focused on building cloud-managed access control systems. Access Control is our second major product line. Our Access Control solution allows users to manage their doors, schedules, and user credentials from virtually anywhere on their laptop or phone.
We consider our team a startup within a startup, with a fair amount of ownership and autonomy. You’ll be working alongside a dynamic team of firmware, backend, and frontend engineers to develop this product line.
What You'll Do
- Excited by new products and startups
- You think about delivering best-in-class products and experiences - not features
- You can take a less-than-fully-fleshed-out product idea and drive it to completion
- Self-motivated problem solver: At Verkada, you will tackle large, complex problems with no clear answers.
- Teach and learn: You will learn new technologies while being entrusted with the technical ownership of major systems, and we hope to learn something from you in turn.
- Growth mindset: As a fast-growing startup, every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth, and we want you to grow with us!
What You Bring
- BS or a graduate degree in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering, or science
- 5+ years of industry software engineering experience
- Proficiency in at least one common server programming language (Python, Go)
- Experience in scalable distributed system design, including databases, queues and blob storage
- Experience working in an agile team software development environment
- Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week
US Employee Benefits
Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
- Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
- Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
- Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
- Expanded mental health support
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
- Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
- Professional development stipend
- Fertility Stipend
- Wellness/fitness benefits
- Healthy lunches provided daily
- Commuter benefits
Additional Information
- We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.
Annual Pay Range
At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)
Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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