Senior Backend Engineer - Device Platform

About the role

The Device Platform team owns the backend between Verkada's cloud and the hardware we ship — device provisioning, OTA firmware rollout, and the licensing layer that turns devices into a business. Verkada already operates at millions of devices, and we're scaling the platform for the next order of magnitude — with the consistency, latency, and uptime guarantees our enterprise customers depend on.

Hitting that scale isn't just a technical problem. We're creating the IoT core that every product team across Verkada relies on to accelerate their roadmaps. We do as much cross-team alignment as deep systems design, and hold a high bar on both execution and communication with our peers.

What You'll Do

• Senior engineers on this team architect, ship, and bring others along. We learn and teach as we build.
• Design and lead major platform features end-to-end, such as the IoT core, the device-metrics platform, or the licensing ledger.
• Lead operational improvements that increase system robustness, reduce pager noise, and help the team learn from incidents when they occur.
• Teach as you ship — through design reviews, code reviews, crisp written communication, and direct mentorship.
• Listen to other Verkada teams, and help drive the platform's roadmap toward the company's biggest long-term bets.

What You Bring

• 6+ years of experience building backend services with consistency, latency, and uptime guarantees at scale.
• Fluency in at least one server language — Python or Go preferred; adjacent languages like Ruby or JavaScript (NodeJs) welcome.
• Skilled at listening to other engineering teams, shaping shared technical direction, and shipping changes they can build on without surprise.

Additional Information

• This role requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency for FedRAMP compliance, and onsite presence five days per week.
• We want to build an inclusive team. Research consistently shows that candidates from underrepresented groups apply less often than is warranted — if this opportunity is a positive challenge for your career, please apply.
• Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources.
• This role does not offer visa sponsorship. Verkada sponsors for many other engineering roles — see open positions at https://www.verkada.com/careers/.