Security Software Engineering Intern 2026

Verkada • San Mateo, CA

116d • $55 - $65

About The Position

Verkada is looking for software engineering interns to join our Security team for an exciting and challenging internship. We are seeking interns who will thrive in a startup culture working alongside teammates to launch security features that will be utilized by customers and IoT devices across the globe. As an intern 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

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study and graduating by June 2027
• Prior internship experience developing and launching products
• Familiar with Python or Golang, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, AWS, Docker, etc
• Comfortable working in an agile team software development environment
• Familiar with REST APIs and Linux servers are a plus

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

• Monthly housing stipend in addition to a competitive hourly wage
• Daily lunch catered onsite, complimentary barista-made drinks, and fully stocked snacks
• Intern-exclusive events and mixers, including opportunities to connect with other interns across different teams
• Cross-functional collaboration opportunities
• Lunch & Learns with company executives

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree