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# Senior Backend Software Engineer - Workplace Products

- **Company:** Verkada Inc.
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Relational Databases, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Golang
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/86980379/1

## About the Role

* 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

What You Bring

 * 6+ years of industry backend software engineering experience
 * 2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer at a rapidly growing start up or innovative company.
 * Experience driving technical direction and leading teams on project execution.
 * Architect scalable systems and design latency sensitive applications.
 * 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

Bonus point:

 * Experience building messaging systems, with a proven track record of designing and maintaining highly available, distributed messaging architectures (e.g., mass notification systems), and a strong understanding of the SMS ecosystem, including throughput management, carrier delivery nuances, and global compliance.

## Description

We are a small, dynamic team and are looking for software engineers who thrive in a high growth environment working alongside teammates to launch products and features that will be utilized by customers across the globe. As part of the Software Engineering team, you'll have ownership of one or more projects on various product or platform facing teams. You will work across the full software stack and collaborate cross functionally to build the latest iterations of Verkada's flagship software, enabling our best-in-class security systems.