Join Verkada as a Software Engineer to design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure in a thriving in-office culture.
Posted by employer 1 year ago
First seen on Joblaze 17 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 17 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design, develop, test, and deploy software for cloud infrastructure
- Collaborate with engineering teams for infrastructure solutions
- Contribute to architecture of cloud services
- Implement monitoring and alerting systems
Must have
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or similar field
- 1+ years of experience on cloud infrastructure or backend systems
- Experience in Python and/or Go
- Experience with one of the major cloud platforms
Nice to have
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with a service mesh such as Istio
- Experience with observability tools such as Datadog
- Experience with contributing to open source projects
Practical constraints
- This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.
Role intensity
70% hands-on coding
AI in the day-to-day
Verkada uses AI to enhance security solutions and improve operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer for Platform Infrastructure at Verkada will focus on designing, developing, and maintaining scalable cloud systems that support the company's AI-powered security solutions. Key skills include proficiency in Python or Go, experience with cloud platforms like AWS, and familiarity with tools such as Terraform and Kubernetes. This position is ideal for someone with at least a year of experience in cloud infrastructure, looking to take ownership of projects and collaborate across teams. Verkada emphasizes a strong in-office culture, fostering teamwork and innovation.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 17, 2026. Last confirmed on Verkada's careers page October 17, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 3% of 58 comparable mid backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $147,375 across 28 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 41.7% of 259 comparable mid backend roles in United States; OpenTelemetry appears in 0.4% of 259 comparable mid backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Mateo, CA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Verkada lists $120,000–$220,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 1 year of relevant experience for this Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure 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, Datadog, Go, Istio, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry.
- 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 mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure role at Verkada.
From the original posting
Who We Are
About the Role
As a member of our cloud infrastructure team, you will help design, build and maintain highly scalable and reliable systems powering Verkada’s services. Some example projects include scaling microservice clusters, automating serverless deployment, adopting full service mesh and enhancing observability. You'll have the opportunity to take full ownership of a sub domain and lead cross-team efforts.
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
- Design, develop, test, and deploy software to manage and automate our cloud infrastructure.
- Collaborate with other engineering teams to understand their infrastructure needs and provide robust solutions.
- Contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing cloud services.
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure high availability and performance.
What You Bring
- Must have a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, or similar technical field of study
- 1+ years of experience on cloud infrastructure or backend systems.
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- 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
- Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, prometheus or opentelemetry is preferred
- Experience with contributing to open source projects 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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