Backend Software Engineer - Core Services

Backend Software Engineer - Core Services

San Mateo, CA

• Full-time

Overview

We are looking for experienced back-end engineers to join the Verkada Core Platform team. We are building the platform and shared services that will enable Verkada to quickly bring to market a suite of IoT devices and to power Verkada’s “operating system for buildings.” As a member of the Core team, you will be the architect, designer, and developer in a broad range of projects.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from 100s of thousands of devices deployed around the world.
• Work with high concurrency key-value storage systems (Redis, DynamoDB)
• Spin up new services in a microservices architecture
• Help lead and grow junior engineers

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study
• Experience driving technical direction and leading teams towards project execution
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Mastery of at least one common server programming language (Python, Go)
• Experience with relational databases like Postgres, MySQL, etc
• Experience with distributed systems at scale

Benefits

• Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage
• Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays
• Wellness allowance
• Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
• Generous paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits