Verkada · 7 hours ago
Embedded Linux Security Engineer
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $280K/yr
8+ years expVerkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. As an embedded security engineer on the Device Security Team, you’ll work with a team of security, firmware, and backend engineers to protect Verkada's physical security products from threats and improve their security posture.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareInternet of ThingsPhysical SecuritySmart Building
Responsibilities
Develop & drive security requirements for the hardware and firmware that goes onto the devices we ship to our customers to improve the security of Verkada’s products and exceed customer expectations
Build security tooling to ensure secure development best practices
Perform red team/offensive assessments against firmware & devices
Triage and recommend solutions for security bugs from tools, third party assessments and bug bounties
Develop threat models & attack trees, and participate in security design & code reviews
Explore innovative solutions to enable Verkada business instead of 'Security says No'
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, and help your peer engineers grow their own security reasoning
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
8+ years of experience as a security engineer, software engineer, or security consultant
Familiarity with security weaknesses, exploits, attacks and mitigations
Excellent written & verbal communication & collaborative skills
Deep knowledge of Linux-based operating system internals & network protocols
Knowledge of hardware security features such as secure boot, TrustZone, disk encryption, or mandatory access control
Working cryptography knowledge around primitives, protocols and applications
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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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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