Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.
Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.
As a Backend Engineer on the Growth Engineering team, you will be at the forefront of developing and sustaining the vital growth infrastructure at Verkada. This role requires someone with a profound technical acumen combined with a passion for tackling complex business challenges. You will be instrumental in engineering robust, scalable systems that underpin our most mission-critical growth strategies and initiatives. This role will report into our Engineering Manager.
We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be on-site at our HQ in San Mateo, CA 5 days a week.
What You'll Do- Design and implement reliable and observable infrastructure that will help power Verkada's growth engine.
- Contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of backend systems to process the purchase journey and optimize automated workflows.
- Build a complex multivariate experimentation infrastructure to improve the marketing funnel's efficiency.
- Ensure the seamless integration of new technologies and platforms with existing infrastructure.
- Work cross functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Product, teams to translate complex business requirements, define feature specifications and implement them to provide end users with a better product experience.
- Drive innovation in marketing technology, continuously seeking ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in our growth efforts.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or similar degree).
- 3+ years of experience in a Software Engineering role using backend technologies (python or similar language).
- Experience owning software architecture and API design.
- Ability to learn new systems / technologies quickly. Big plus if you enjoy proactively experimenting with new technologies and approaching traditional business challenges with unique engineering ideas.
- Ability and strong interest in communicating cross-functionally with non-technical stakeholders to derive requirements and architect solutions without a PM.
- Experience shipping large-scale, highly visible, external facing features/products is a plus.
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
- 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).
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.
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