What's the salary range?

Verkada lists $130,000–$280,000 for this role.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI, Automation, Embedded Linux, Hardware-in-the-Loop.

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 Test Engineer – Alarms role at Verkada.

Senior Test Engineer – Alarms at Verkada

Joblaze summary

In the role of Senior Test Engineer for the Alarms team, the individual is tasked with ensuring the reliability of critical security hardware and software through the development of automated testing frameworks and hardware-in-the-loop systems. Key skills include experience with embedded systems, software automation, and a solid engineering background in fields like Electrical or Computer Engineering. This position is ideal for someone with a strong problem-solving mindset and a focus on system reliability, particularly those familiar with life safety standards. Verkada's innovative environment emphasizes the importance of security technology in various sectors, making this a pivotal role in

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Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Verkada's career page.
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Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Verkada lists $130,000–$280,000 for this role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI, Automation, Embedded Linux, Hardware-in-the-Loop.
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 Test Engineer – Alarms 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

As a Test Engineer for the Alarms team, you will be responsible for ensuring the absolute reliability of our mission-critical security hardware and software. You'll be working across the entire stack, building the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test infrastructure, writing automation, and catching problems before they reach production.

What You'll Do

Design and implement automated test frameworks for embedded alarm and safety products.
Build hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing systems that validate real devices under realistic operating conditions.
Develop tests that verify both individual components (sensors, controllers, communication modules) and end-to-end system behavior.
Write software to coordinate devices, test rigs, and cloud APIs for automated system validation.
Simulate real-world scenarios such as sensor faults, communication failures, power interruptions, and alarm events.
Build tooling and infrastructure that allow tests to run continuously in automated environments.
Work closely with firmware, hardware, and backend teams to debug issues and improve test coverage.

What You Bring

Engineering background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Experience working with embedded systems or hardware devices.
Basic familiarity with embedded Linux environments.
Ability to write software to automate tests and coordinate hardware devices.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to system reliability.

Bonus Points

Experience with life safety or mission-critical regulatory standards (UL, ULC, etc.).
Prior experience implementing Machine Learning or AI tools to optimize QA workflows.

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
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).

Estimated Annual Pay Range

$130,000—$280,000 USD

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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