Staff+ Security Engineer, Core Command

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. With more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, and backing from top-tier investors, Verkada is at the center of the Physical AI revolution.

About The Role

We are looking for a security engineering leader to collaborate with the Core Command engineering team. As an embedded partner, you will perform threat models, security design reviews, and refine security tools that facilitate security throughout the SDLC. You will define the security roadmap, requirements, and priorities to expand and enhance Verkada Command platform core security services (Authentication, Authorization, Users, Roles, Audit), web frontend, and mobile applications.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the security baked into our applications throughout the software development lifecycle
• Evangelize software security best practices through training and information sharing
• Partner closely with engineering and product teams to improve the security of Verkada’s products and exceed customers’ expectations
• Explore innovative solutions to enable Verkada business instead of “Security says No”
• Collaborate with other engineering leaders to define, communicate, and execute on goals, priorities, and process
• Set up security tooling and secure defaults to ensure software security best practices
• Perform architecture analysis, threat modeling, and technical design reviews of sensitive features and infrastructure
• Create and operate a bug bounty program
• Triage and recommend solutions for security bugs from tools, third-party assessments, and bug bounties
• Collaborate with the CISO and security team to grow the broader Verkada security program
• Share your security experience with other teams internally and externally via security conferences and blogs
• Help your peer engineers grow their own security reasoning and knowledge

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree or equivalent
• Strong experience with AWS, GCP, or other cloud service provider
• 7+ years of experience as a security engineer in an advisory role
• Understanding of security weaknesses, exploits, attacks, and mitigations
• Experience and enthusiasm for learning about new security products, features, and strategies
• Coding ability. You will sometimes write production Python/Go code, security peer review code, build proofs of concept, or implement automation scripts
• Excellent collaborative skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication

Skills

• Security Development Lifecycle
• Threat Modeling
• Architecture Analysis
• Technical Design Review
• Security Code Review

Benefits

• Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one healthcare plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
• Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Health Savings 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
• Paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time
• Professional development stipend
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily
• Commuter benefits

Pay

Estimated Annual Pay Range: $200,000—$300,000 USD

Verkada sponsors and takes 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.