Staff Backend Engineer - Licensing & Revenue Platform
Verkada · San Mateo, CA United States
Posted 22 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 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 Staff Backend Engineer on the Licensing & Revenue Platform team at Verkada, you will be responsible for owning and developing the double-entry accounting ledger that reconciles licenses into daily revenue recognition. This role involves designing systems for upmarket licensing, ensuring auditability and correctness, and collaborating with Finance and Accounting to translate revenue-recognition policies into reliable system behavior. You will also lead major features, drive operational rigor, and help shape the platform's roadmap as the company scales.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- 8+ years building backend services with strong correctness, consistency, and durability guarantees at scale
- Depth in financial or transactional systems: ledgers, double-entry accounting, billing, payments, or revenue recognition
- Comfort working with Finance and Accounting
- Fluency in Python or Go
- Ability to set technical direction across teams and shape shared architecture
Nice to have
- Experience preparing financial systems for audit (SOX or external financial audit)
What you get
- Healthcare programs with premiums 100% covered for employees under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums
- Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
- Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
- Expanded mental health support
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
Worth weighing
- Role requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency for FedRAMP compliance
- Onsite presence required five days per week
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Salary range is broad, from $150,000 to $300,000, which may indicate variability based on experience
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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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