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Verkada

Senior Backend Engineer - Device Platform

Verkada · San Mateo, CA United States

Posted 8 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
8 days
Verkada's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Verkada's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Verkada
low
0 stale, 5 reposted of 304 open
Hiring momentum
398 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Verkada's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Verkada.

About this role

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Device Platform team at Verkada, you will design and lead major platform features, focusing on the backend systems that connect cloud services with hardware devices. Your role will involve operational improvements, mentoring team members, and collaborating with other engineering teams to shape the platform's roadmap. The position requires a strong emphasis on communication and execution, as you work to scale the platform to support millions of devices.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Verkada as an employer.

What you need

  • 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 welcome)
  • Skilled at listening to other engineering teams and shaping shared technical direction
  • U.S. citizenship or permanent residency for FedRAMP compliance
  • Onsite presence five days per week

What you get

  • Healthcare programs with 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)
  • Expanded mental health support
  • Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
  • Flexible PTO and personal sick time

Worth weighing

  • No visa sponsorship offered for this role
  • Role requires onsite presence five days a week
  • Pay range is broad and may vary based on multiple factors
  • Focus on operational improvements may imply a need for maintenance of existing systems

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Listed by Verkada on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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