Senior Backend Engineer - Device Platform

The Device Platform team owns the backend between Verkada's cloud and the hardware we ship — device provisioning, OTA firmware rollout, and the licensing layer that turns devices into a business. Verkada already operates at millions of devices, and we're scaling the platform for the next order of magnitude — with the consistency, latency, and uptime guarantees our enterprise customers depend on.

Responsibilities

Design and lead major platform features end-to-end, such as the IoT core, the device-metrics platform, or the licensing ledger; Lead operational improvements that increase system robustness, reduce pager noise, and help the team learn from incidents when they occur; Teach as you ship through design reviews, code reviews, crisp written communication, and direct mentorship; Listen to other Verkada teams and help drive the platform's roadmap toward the company's biggest long-term bets

Requirements

6+ years of experience building backend services with consistency, latency, and uptime guarantees at scale; Fluency in at least one server language (Python or Go preferred; adjacent languages like Ruby or JavaScript (NodeJs) welcome); Skilled at listening to other engineering teams, shaping shared technical direction, and shipping changes they can build on without surprise; U.S. citizenship or permanent residency for FedRAMP compliance; onsite presence five days per week

Nice to have

Python; Go; Ruby; JavaScript (NodeJs)

Benefits

Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet personal health and financial well-being needs; premiums 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 and fertility benefits; paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time; professional development stipend; wellness/fitness benefits; healthy lunches provided daily; commuter benefits