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 at Verkada, you will be part of the Core Command team, focusing on scaling the Auth, Users, Roles, and Audit capabilities of Verkada's core products. Your responsibilities will include designing scalable control planes, building distributed systems to handle high traffic, and developing new services in a microservices architecture.
- 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
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering
- 4+ years of relevant industry experience
- Experience in building and scaling access systems to millions of users around the world
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Mastery of at least one of Python or Go
- Experience with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL)
Nice to have
- Experience with React
- Experience with GRPC and API specifications
What you get
- Healthcare programs with 100% premium coverage for employees under at least one plan
- Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
- Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Expanded mental health support
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
Worth weighing
- No remote work options mentioned; must work onsite five days a week
- Annual pay range provided, but no specific salary offered until after assessment of skills and experience
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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