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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Backend Engineer - Intercom - **Company:** Verkada Inc. - **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Relational Databases, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Golang - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88081461/1 ## About the Role * 7+ years of industry backend software engineering experience * 4+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer at a rapidly growing start up or innovative company. * Experience driving technical direction and leading engineers on project execution * Architect scalable systems and design latency sensitive applications for our Intercoms deployed around the world. * Experience collaborating cross functionally to design complex systems with simple and robust backend APIs * History of shipping out significant products. We are looking for someone who can own backend systems end-to-end. * Ownership mentality, resolving problems that span beyond team boundaries * Deep expertise with relational databases. Postgres experience a plus * Demonstrated expertise in either Python or GoLang * Experience with Kubernetes a plus US Employee Benefits ## Description We are a small, dynamic team focused on building cloud-managed intercom systems. Intercom is our second newest major product line and is off to the best start of any product in Verkada's history. Our intercom allows customers to receive calls from anywhere - at their desk or on their phone - with rich video and 2-way audio, and we have a lot more to build. We consider our team a startup within a startup, with a fair amount of ownership and autonomy. You'll be working alongside a dynamic team of firmware, mobile, and frontend engineers to develop this product line. Join the fastest-growing frontier in our AI for the physical world portfolio: Intelligent Intercom Systems. The Intercom product line is a critical component of our intelligent building ecosystem, delivering rich, low-latency, multimodal interactions (video, audio, and access control integration) directly at the environment's edge. This is a "startup within a startup" opportunity where you will have significant ownership over the architectural direction of this burgeoning product line, which is already the most successful launch in Verkada history. We have ambitious plans to disrupt , including AI-driven visitor screening and remote environmental sensing. You will work alongside firmware, mobile, and frontend experts to drive this core element of our physical security layer. Who You Are * Excited by new products and startups * You think about delivering best-in-class products and experiences - not features * You can take a less-than-fully-fleshed-out product idea and drive it to completion * BS or a graduate degree in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering, or science ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [How building with AI can double the throughput of your engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100238-how-building-with-ai-can-double-the-throughput-of-your-engineering-team) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)