Security Software Engineer - University Graduate 2026

Verkada • San Mateo, CA

99d • $120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

We are looking for software engineers who thrive in a high growth environment working alongside teammates to launch products and features that will be utilized by customers across the globe. As an engineer working on the Security team, you will have opportunities to work across the software stack and collaborate cross-functionally to build the latest iterations of Verkada's global security systems. We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be on-site at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science or similar technical field of study
• Internship experience developing and launching products
• Familiar with: Python or Golang, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, AWS, Docker, etc
• 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
• Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree