Senior Embedded Engineer - Command Connector

Verkada · San Mateo, CA United States · Engineering

Posted 2026-09-12

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About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Systems level Linux engineer / Linux internals expert to help us build our next generation of command connector product that turns any legacy camera into a cloud-native, AI-searchable node.  Under the hood, it's managing dozens of concurrent video streams, translating disparate camera protocols into a single unified pipeline, and feeding all of it into CV models / inference run at the edge of the device itself.  We currently support 100K+ customer cameras on this product and looking for more technical talent to help our growth.

What You'll Do

Reading kernel oops/panic traces

Debugging GPU driver issues

Working with boot/security subsystems like secure boot and luks disk encryption

Networking internals (routing, firewalling, link-layer issues)

RAID array management (mdadm, disk failure/rebuild scenarios)

What You Bring

BS/MS in Computer Science (or similar degree)

5+ years of experience of software development for Linux in System Programming Languages (C, C++, Rust, Go, etc)

Experience in embedded development or experience with low-level system software development.

Good knowledge with operating systems and computer architecture.

Good communication & documentation skills.

Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week

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

Professional development stipend

Fertility Stipend

Wellness/fitness benefits

Healthy lunches provided daily

Commuter benefits

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

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).

Estimated Annual Pay Range

$200,000—$315,000 USD

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