Senior Backend Engineer – Device Platform

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect people and places with a privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that integrates video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. The Device Platform team owns the backend between Verkada's cloud and the hardware we ship — device provisioning, OTA firmware rollout, and the licensing ledger that turns devices into a business. Verkada already operates at millions of devices and we are scaling the platform for the next order of magnitude, with the reliability and uptime that enterprise customers depend on.

What You'll Do - Architect, ship, and mentor others on major platform features end-to-end (IoT core, device-metrics platform, licensing ledger). - Lead operational improvements to increase system robustness, reduce pager noise, and improve incident learning. - 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 roadmap toward the company's long-term bets.

What You Bring - 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 (Node.js) welcome. - Skil l at listening to other engineering teams, shaping shared technical direction, and shipping changes they can build on without surprise. - This role requires U

Senior Backend Engineer – Device Platform

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect people and places with a privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that integrates video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. The Device Platform team owns the backend between Verkada's cloud and the hardware we ship — device provisioning, OTA firmware rollout, and the licensing ledger that turns devices into a business. Verkada already operates at millions of devices and we are scaling the platform for the next order of magnitude, with the reliability and uptime that enterprise customers depend on.

What You'll Do - Architect, ship, and mentor others on major platform features end-to-end (IoT core, device-metrics platform, licensing ledger). - Lead operational improvements to increase system robustness, reduce pager noise, and improve incident learning. - 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 roadmap toward the company's long-term bets.

What You Bring - 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 (Node.js) welcome. - Skil l at listening to other engineering teams, shaping shared technical direction, and shipping changes they can build on without surprise. - This role requires U