Verkada
Backend Engineer - Alarms & Intrusion San Mateo, CA United States Software Engin
Verkada, San Mateo, California, United States, 94409
About the Team
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.
If you are an experienced, Backend Engineer who is excited about building new ways to keep people safe and secure, then we want to hear from you.
About the Role 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 Staff 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.
What You'll Do
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
What You Bring
5+ years of backend engineering experience in a production environment
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
Bonus Points
Familiarity with Temporal or other workflow engines
Interest in building AI-integrated, real-time systems
Experience with Kubernetes, monitoring tools, and performance optimization
US Employee Benefits Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
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
Fertility Stipend
Wellness/fitness benefits
Healthy lunches provided daily
Additional Information
We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.
Annual Pay Range Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
$130,000 - $280,000 USD
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Statement Verkada is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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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.
If you are an experienced, Backend Engineer who is excited about building new ways to keep people safe and secure, then we want to hear from you.
About the Role 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 Staff 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.
What You'll Do
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
What You Bring
5+ years of backend engineering experience in a production environment
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
Bonus Points
Familiarity with Temporal or other workflow engines
Interest in building AI-integrated, real-time systems
Experience with Kubernetes, monitoring tools, and performance optimization
US Employee Benefits Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
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
Fertility Stipend
Wellness/fitness benefits
Healthy lunches provided daily
Additional Information
We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.
Annual Pay Range Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
$130,000 - $280,000 USD
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Statement Verkada is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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