Verkada Inc.

Staff Backend Engineer - Device Security

Verkada Inc.$200K — $300K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • 8+ years of development experience in Go/Python microservices with AWS.
  • Strong knowledge of scalable, fault-tolerant backend system design, including databases and storage.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Redis.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain internal tooling for device security testing.
  • Design and scale backend systems for firmware security.
  • Develop automation for device security program administration.
  • Mentor other engineers in security best practices.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare programs with 100% premium coverage for employees.
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Health Saving Account (HSA) with employer contributions.
  • Expanded mental health support resources.
  • Flexible PTO and paid parental leave policies.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Verkada's device security team has an important mission-empower the company to build the safest physical security products in the world. We are directly responsible for the development of important defensive security measures that run on all Verkada devices. We help maintain and expand security testing infrastructure that constantly evaluates devices for security vulnerabilities. And we help the company build stronger and more resilient products through our offensive security evaluation efforts. If you love building scalable systems that have a huge impact, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do
  • Build out and maintain security infrastructure, such as internal tooling to automate device security testing.
  • Design, build, maintain, and scale device security backend systems & tools, such as those that help us secure the firmware supply chain.
  • Develop, improve, and build automation to administer the device security program.
  • Help mentor other engineers, and learn everything you can about security.


What You Bring
  • BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • 8+ years developing go/Python microservices with AWS and participating in on-call.
  • Strong knowledge of scalable fault-tolerant backend systems design, including databases, queues, blob storage.
  • Working knowledge of at least some of these: temporal, k8s, docker, redis, dynamoDB, postgres, IAM, S3.
  • Strong understanding and experience in systems architecture.
  • Experience with managing IoT device fleets. (preferred)
  • Security experience, hacker mindset, or interest in learning more (preferred)
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
  • 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

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

$200,000-$300,000 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
Founded
2016

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