Verkada Inc.

Backend Engineer - Connectivity

Verkada Inc. • $125K — $160K *
San Mateo, CA 94403In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of backend engineering experience in a production environment
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or similar field
  • Experience with product development and launch
  • Proficient in Python and/or Go
  • Familiar with REST APIs and comfortable reading Python server code
  • Agile team experience

Responsibilities

  • Build scalable distributed systems for high-traffic device management
  • Utilize high-concurrency key-value storage systems
  • Work with Postgres relational databases
  • Implement logging and message passing technologies like Kafka and SQS
  • Deploy services using Terraform and Kubernetes
  • Develop large-scale systems for remote product interaction
  • Design and enhance low-latency, high-throughput microservice architectures
  • Create and implement clean APIs

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare programs with 100% coverage for employee premiums
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
  • Expanded mental health support resources
  • Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
  • Flexible PTO and personal sick time
  • Professional development stipend
  • Daily healthy lunches provided
  • Commuter benefits
Full Job Description
About the Connectivity Team:

We're the Connectivity Team at Verkada - and we own some of the most strategically critical products in the company:
  • Verkada Gateways - Bringing cameras, access control, and sensors online anywhere in the world
  • Verkada Security Trailers - Rapid-deploy mobile security units
  • Quality Sensors - Environmental intelligence at scale

We're a small, vertically integrated team. That means we touch everything:
  • Embedded firmware
  • Cellular modems & SIMs
  • Linux networking
  • Cloud backend services
  • Command Frontend


What You'll Do
  • Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from 100s of thousands of devices deployed around the world
  • Work with high concurrency key-value storage systems (Redis, DynamoDB)
  • Work with Postgres relational databases
  • Work with logging and message passing technologies like Kafka and SQS
  • Deploy services via Terraform and Kubernetes
  • Develop large scale systems to interact with and configure products remotely
  • Define and improve low-latency, high-throughput, high-reliability microservice architectures
  • Design and develop features incorporating cutting edge computer vision
  • Design clean APIs and implement them using Python and/or Go
What You Bring
  • 1+ years backend engineering experience in a production environment
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or similar technical field of study
  • Experience developing and launching products
  • Working knowledge of Python and/or Go
  • Comfortable working in an agile team software development environment
  • Familiarity with REST APIs, ability to read python server code a plus


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
Culture and Values:
  • 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 small, fast-growing startup, every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth, and we want you to grow with us!
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

$125,000-$160,000 USD

About Verkada Inc.

Verkada Inc. is a technology company that specializes in security cameras and video surveillance systems. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Verkada's cameras are designed to be easy to install and use, and they offer features such as facial recognition and license plate recognition. The company's customers include schools, hospitals, and businesses. Verkada has raised over $140 million in funding to date and is backed by several venture capital firms.
Learn more about Verkada Inc.
Size
500 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
2016
* Ladders Estimates

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