Senior Backend Engineer

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.

Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100+ companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.

We are looking for experienced back-end engineers to join the Verkada Core Command team. We are scaling out the Auth, Users, Roles and Audit capabilities of Verkada's core products to service the largest organizations in the world. 

• →Design scalable control planes and data primitives for all Verkada products
• →Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from hundreds of thousands of devices deployed around the world.
• →Spin up new services in a microservices architecture

• 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)
• Experience with key-value storage systems (Redis, Memcached)
• Experience with distributed queueing (Kafka) and caching (Redis, Memcached)
• Experience with cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with React
• Experience with GRPC and API specifications
• Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week

• We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.

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