Join Verkada as a Senior-Staff Software Engineer to enhance tools and systems for developers in a thriving in-office culture.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Improving handling of licenses
- Separating the monolith support tool into smaller tools
- Improving the feature flags system
- Building tools to improve security and privacy
- Contributing to open-source systems used by Verkada
Must have
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or similar technical field
- Experience in Python and/or Go
- Experience with one of the major cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
- Strong written and verbal communications
Nice to have
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with a service mesh such as Istio
Practical constraints
- This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.
AI in the day-to-day
Building tools that use AI.
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior-Staff Software Engineer focuses on developing and refining tools that enhance the efficiency of Verkada's developers, sales, and support teams. Key skills include proficiency in Python or Go, experience with cloud platforms like AWS, and familiarity with infrastructure tools such as Terraform and Kubernetes. This position is ideal for individuals with a strong technical background, whether they are early in their careers or seasoned professionals. Verkada emphasizes a collaborative in-office culture, fostering innovation and teamwork.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 15, 2026. Last confirmed on Verkada's careers page October 15, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Verkada: San Mateo, CA United States.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 2% of 83 comparable staff backend roles in United States that list AWS we track (median $204,000 across 40 companies). See AWS salary trends
- AWS appears in 33.7% of 303 comparable staff backend roles in United States; Istio appears in 1.3% of 303 comparable staff backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior-Staff Software Engineer, Tooling role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Mateo, CA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Verkada lists $130,000–$280,000 for this 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: AWS, Go, Istio, Kubernetes, Python, Terraform.
- 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 staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior-Staff Software Engineer, Tooling role at Verkada.
From the original posting
Who We Are
About the Role
We focus on building and enhancing tools and systems that empower our developers, sales, and support teams. As a Backend Engineer on our team, you'd focus on designing new tools and improving quality of existing ones. Whether you’re early in your career or bring years of experience, there’s an opportunity to make a significant impact.
We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.
What You'll Do
- Doing common actions in the cloud rather than from developer machines
- Improving handling of licenses
- Separating the monolith support tool into smaller a more manageable tools
- Improving the feature flags system
- Building tools that use AI
- Building tools to improve security and privacy
- Contributing to open-source systems used by Verkada
What You Bring
- Must have a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, or similar technical field of study
- Experience and enthusiasm for learning about new infrastructure products, features, and strategies
- Comfortable with working at the frontier of infrastructure and software development
- Experience in Python and/or Go
- Experience with one of the major cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
- Strong written and verbal communications
- Experience with Terraform is preferred
- Experience with Kubernetes is preferred
- Experience with a service mesh such as Istio is preferred
- 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
Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
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