or apply directly on Verkada's site. We never take the application ourselves.
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 focused on Access Control at Verkada, you'll be part of a small, dynamic team responsible for developing cloud-managed access control systems. Your role involves taking product ideas from concept to completion, solving complex problems, and collaborating with firmware, backend, and frontend engineers. You'll also have opportunities for personal growth and technical ownership of major systems within a fast-paced startup environment.
- 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
- 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 well-being needs
- 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
- 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 distributed systems
- Onsite work requirement may limit remote work flexibility
- Role involves tackling complex problems with no clear answers, which may be challenging for some candidates
Summarised from Verkada's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Verkada on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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