Senior Backend Engineer - Alarms

Verkada•San Mateo, CA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. As a member of the Alarms engineering team, you will be responsible for building compelling user experiences for one of Verkada’s major new product categories. This is an opportunity to take ownership over software products which keep our customers protected in times of critical need. You’ll be working alongside a small, dynamic team of frontend, backend and firmware engineers to develop these experiences. Our team operates as a startup within a startup, so you can expect a lot of autonomy and impact on the direction of the Alarms product category. Verkada’s Alarms team builds the intelligent systems that detect, verify, and respond to real-world security threats—whether it's a break-in or suspicious activity caught on video. We combine intrusion sensors, cameras, and AI to create a fast, reliable, and modern security experience. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and scaling our AI-driven detection and response workflows. These systems power automated threat identification, customer notifications, video verification, and emergency dispatch—all in real time. You’ll be joining a small, high-impact team working across Verkada’s hardware and cloud platforms to keep people and property safe.

Requirements

5+ years of backend engineering experience in a production environment
Strong programming skills—Go preferred
Solid grasp of distributed system design, API architecture, and event-driven workflows
Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
Background working with databases (e.g. Postgres) and scalable data systems (e.g. Kafka, Redis)
Track record of delivering robust, maintainable software in fast-paced teams
Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Temporal or other workflow engines
Interest in building AI-integrated, real-time systems
Experience with Kubernetes, monitoring tools, and performance optimization

Responsibilities

Design and build low-latency, high-availability backend services that orchestrate alarm detection and response
Create flexible and extensible AI-powered workflows for intrusion and video monitoring use cases
Build distributed systems that integrate internal products and third-party services (e.g., notifications, transcription, dispatch)
Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, frontend, and firmware engineers to shape end-to-end customer experiences
Operate with autonomy and take ownership of systems from design through production
Champion best practices in testing, observability, and continuous deployment

Benefits

Comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources
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
Sponsorship and takeover of employment visas