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Verkada

Senior Backend Engineer - Access Control

Verkada · San Mateo, CA United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
50 days
Verkada's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Verkada's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Verkada
high
244 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
2026-10-08

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 at Verkada, you will be part of a small, dynamic team focused on developing cloud-managed access control systems. Your role involves taking product ideas from concept to completion, solving complex problems, and collaborating with a team of engineers. You will also have the opportunity to learn new technologies and take ownership of major systems within the product line.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
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

  • BS or a graduate degree in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering, or science
  • 5+ years of industry software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in at least one common server programming language (Python, Go)
  • Experience in scalable distributed system design, including databases, queues and blob storage
  • Experience working in an agile team software development environment
  • Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week

What you get

  • Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet personal health and financial needs - Premiums are 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 & fertility benefits
  • Paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond server programming languages and system design
  • Onsite work requirement may limit remote candidates
  • Salary range is broad and may depend significantly on individual qualifications

Summarised from Verkada's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Verkada on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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