Senior Backend Software Engineer - Workplace Products

Verkada • San Mateo, CA

211d • $150,000 - $260,000

About The Position

Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security, offering six product lines integrated with a single cloud-based software platform. We are looking for software engineers who thrive in a high growth environment to launch products and features utilized by customers globally. As part of the Software Engineering team, you will have ownership of projects across various product or platform teams, working across the full software stack and collaborating cross-functionally to build the latest iterations of Verkada’s flagship software. Our team operates like a startup within a startup, providing a fair amount of ownership and autonomy.

Requirements

• 4+ years of industry backend software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer at a rapidly growing startup or innovative company.
• Deep expertise with relational databases; Postgres experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated expertise in either Python or GoLang.
• Experience with Kubernetes is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Excited by new products and startups.
• Ability to take a less-than-fully-fleshed-out product idea and drive it to completion.
• Ownership mentality, resolving problems that span beyond team boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical direction and lead teams on project execution.
• Architect scalable systems and design latency-sensitive applications for our Intercoms deployed worldwide.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to design complex systems with simple and robust backend APIs.
• Own backend systems end-to-end, shipping significant products.

Benefits

• Healthcare programs with premiums 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans.
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Expanded mental health support.
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits.
• Flexible PTO and personal sick time.
• Professional development stipend.
• Wellness/fitness benefits.
• Healthy lunches provided daily.
• Commuter benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees