Senior Software Engineer, Business Systems

Verkada · San Mateo, CA United States · Engineering

Posted 2026-09-24

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What You'll Do

Design and implement technical solutions that keep the internal Verkada engine running

Build and deliver improvements to systems that allow Verkada to seamlessly transact and ship all around the world

Improve systems observability and invest in reliability & correctness of data

Develop customer empathy to propose improvements to systems

Lead projects from ideation to release

Help and mentor junior engineers

What You Bring

5+ years of software engineering with a focus on distributed systems at scale

Shipped customer facing products or internal tools in the past

Flexible and adaptive in a fast-paced startup environment

Passion for observability and reliability

In-depth expertise in distributed systems and data processing

AWS Cloud experience touching foundational blocks like: Kubernetes, Fargate, Lambda, Airflow, Athena, DynamoDB, VPC, and EC2.

Bonus: Experience with Salesforce, NetSuite, or eCommerce platforms

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.

We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.

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

$180,000—$260,000 USD

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