Senior Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems

Verkada • San Mateo, CA

68d • $180,000 - $260,000

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.

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.

What This Job Offers

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