Verkada · 12 hours ago
Backend Engineer - Alerts and Operations
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$130K/yr - $280K/yr
3+ years expVerkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. The Backend Engineer - Alerts and Operations will build and maintain scalable backend systems for processing events and notifications, contributing to infrastructure integrated with AI capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareInternet of ThingsPhysical SecuritySmart Building
Responsibilities
Build and maintain scalable backend systems that process hundreds of millions of events, alerts and notifications weekly from security devices deployed around the world
Contribute to building backend infrastructure integrated with AI capabilities
Own features end-to-end, from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring in production
Develop and maintain Verkada’s public API interface that our customers use for various integrations
Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and teams across the organization to deliver high-quality products
Qualification
Required
Degree in Computer Science or similar field
3+ years of professional experience as a Back End Engineer, ideally at a rapidly growing start up or innovative company
Strong programming skills in Go, Python, Java, or C++. Willingness to learn Go if not already proficient
Experience with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL) or non-relational databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB)
Demonstrated ability to ship features and take ownership of backend systems
Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week
Preferred
Experience with message queues (Kafka, SQS) or search technologies (OpenSearch, Elasticsearch) is a plus
Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Docker) is a plus
Benefits
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
Company
Verkada
A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada protects people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform.
1001-5000 employees
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2023 (48)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$814.3MKey Investors
CapitalGGeneral CatalystAlkeon Capital
2025-12-03Series Unknown· $20M
2025-09-01Debt Financing· $150M
2025-02-19Series E· $200M
Leadership Team
Filip Kaliszan
Founder & CEO
Benjamin Bercovitz
Co-founder
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