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Senior Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems

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Verkada

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United States , San Mateo

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Salary:

180000.00 - 260000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

We are looking for experienced back-end engineers to join the Verkada Core Platform team. We are building the platform and shared services that will enable Verkada to quickly bring to market a suite of IoT devices and to power Verkada’s “operating system for buildings.” As a member of the Core team, you will be the architect, designer, and developer in a broad range of projects.

Job Responsibility:

  • Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from 100s of thousands of devices deployed around the world
  • Work with high concurrency key-value storage systems (Redis, DynamoDB)
  • Spin up new services in a microservices architecture
  • Help lead and grow junior engineers

Requirements:

  • Degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study
  • 6+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience driving technical direction and leading teams towards project execution
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Mastery of at least one common server programming language (Python, Go)
  • Experience with relational databases like Postgres, MySQL, etc
  • Experience with distributed systems at scale
What we offer:
  • Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being 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
  • Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
  • Professional development stipend
  • Fertility Stipend
  • Wellness/fitness benefits
  • Healthy lunches provided daily
  • Commuter benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 06, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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