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Salary: USD 170,000 - 260,000 / annual
Verkada is a rapidly scaling physical AI platform protecting organizations through integrated video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. The company serves 30,000+ customers (including 100+ Fortune 500 companies), has a $5.8B valuation, and over $1 billion in annualized bookings. More than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.
You will join the Verkada Core Command team as a Senior Backend Engineer, scaling the Auth, Users, Roles, and Audit capabilities of Verkada's core products to serve the largest organizations in the world. This is a high-impact role focused on building the foundational infrastructure that powers the platform's security and access management at global scale.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design scalable control planes and data primitives for all Verkada products
- Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from hundreds of thousands of devices deployed around the world
- Spin up new services in a microservices architecture
You will work on systems that directly impact how enterprises manage security, access, and compliance across their physical infrastructure. This role requires deep expertise in backend systems design, distributed computing, and the ability to architect solutions that serve millions of users globally.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering
- 4+ years of relevant industry experience
- Experience building and scaling access systems to millions of users around the world
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Mastery of at least one of Python or Go
- Experience with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL)
- Experience with key-value storage systems (Redis, Memcached)
- Experience with distributed queueing (Kafka) and caching (Redis, Memcached)
- Experience with cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience with React
- Experience with gRPC and API specifications
- Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week
