Senior Backend Engineer - Device Platform

Verkada•San Mateo, CA

4h•$160,000 - $260,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for experienced back-end engineers to join the Verkada Core Platform team. We are building the platform and shared services that will enable Verkada to quickly bring to market a suite of IoT devices and to power Verkada’s “operating system for buildings.” As a member of the Core team, you will be the architect, designer, and developer in a broad range of projects.

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study
6+ years of relevant industry experience
Experience driving technical direction and leading teams towards project execution
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Mastery of at least one common server programming language (Python, Go)
Experience with relational databases like Postgres, MySQL, etc
Experience with distributed systems at scale
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)
Spin up new services in a microservices architecture
Help lead and grow junior engineers

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