Join Verkada as a Staff Software Engineer to build security and privacy infrastructure in a fast-growing tech company.
Posted by employer 4 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 15 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 15 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Develop security and privacy infrastructure
- Architect systems for data management
- Mentor junior engineers
- Enhance product security
- Collaborate on security programs
Must have
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- 8+ years of experience as a software engineer or security engineer
- Strong experience with AWS or GCP
- Demonstrable coding skills
Nice to have
- Experience with new security & privacy products
- Excellent collaborative skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication
Practical constraints
- Must work onsite five days per week
Role intensity
40% coding
AI in the day-to-day
Verkada uses AI to enhance security and privacy controls in their platform.
Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Staff Software Engineer for Data Protection at Verkada focuses on developing and enhancing security and privacy infrastructure, ensuring that systems can handle increasing data volumes without sacrificing performance. Key skills include expertise in cloud services like AWS or GCP, along with a strong foundation in cryptography and coding. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with over eight years of experience who are eager to mentor junior staff and collaborate across teams to elevate product security. Verkada's engineering team emphasizes a culture of security, working closely with leadership to implement robust privacy programs.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 1, 2026. Last confirmed on Verkada's careers page October 1, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Security roles (median ~$170,000).
- Starts above 34% of 29 comparable staff security roles in United States that list AWS we track (median $200,000 across 19 companies). See AWS salary trends
- AWS appears in 36.6% of 93 comparable staff security roles in United States; Cryptography appears in 10.8% of 93 comparable staff security roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Staff Software Engineer - Data Protection role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Mateo, CA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Verkada lists $200,000–$300,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer - Data Protection 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, Cryptography, GCP.
- 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 Staff Software Engineer - Data Protection role at Verkada.
From the original posting
Who We Are
About the Role
What You'll Do
- Develop security and privacy infrastructure, including services that seamlessly incorporate security into our infrastructure, applications, and devices.
- Architect systems designed to effectively manage escalating data volumes as Verkada expands, all without compromising performance or security.
- Mentor and foster the development of junior engineers.
- Work closely with engineering and product teams to enhance Verkada’s product security, thereby exceeding customer expectations.
- Collaborate with other engineering leaders to define, communicate, and implement goals, priorities, and processes.
- Collaborate with the CISO and security team to expand Verkada's wider security and privacy programs.
- Share your security expertise internally and externally via security conferences, presentations, blogs, and open-source contributions.
- You'll work on projects such as end-to-end encryption and data encryption (both at rest and in use), all aimed at safeguarding customer data.
What You Bring
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree or equivalent
- 8+ years of experience as a software engineer or security engineer that writes code
- Demonstrable coding skills and desire to write code every day
- Strong experience with AWS, GCP, or other cloud service provider
- Experience and enthusiasm for learning about new security & privacy products, features, and strategies
- Excellent collaborative skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication
- Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week
- 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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