Engineering Manager, AI-Driven Access Control

Verkada; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (vision/dental)

HSA/FSA

Mental health support

Parental leave

Paid holidays and flexible PTO

Healthy lunches

Job summary

Verkada is hiring an Engineering Manager for the Access Control team. You will lead frontend and backend engineers, drive delivery of major customer-facing initiatives, and partner with Product, Design, Firmware, and other groups to set and execute ambitious roadmaps.

You will shape architecture, mentor engineers, and promote operational excellence in a fast-scaling, security-focused environment. The role emphasizes building highly reliable distributed systems, guiding technical direction, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience in Python, Go, or React.
• 1+ years managing software engineers.
• Experience building production software across both frontend and backend systems.
• Strong software architecture and system design skills.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems in production.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional technical projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to attract, hire, mentor, and retain exceptional engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of frontend and backend software engineers through coaching, regular feedback, career development, and hiring.
• Own delivery for major customer-facing initiatives from concept through production.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Design, Firmware, Mobile, and other engineering teams to define roadmaps and execute against ambitious goals.
• Drive technical direction while empowering engineers to make architectural decisions.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence through thoughtful code reviews, design discussions, testing, and operational discipline.
• Help build highly reliable, observable, and scalable distributed systems that power millions of real-time events.
• Improve engineering processes, execution, and team health while maintaining a high quality bar.
• Participate in hiring and help build an exceptional engineering organization.

Skills

Python

Go

React

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Production software

Job description

Verkada is hiring an Engineering Manager for the Access Control team. You will lead frontend and backend engineers, drive delivery of major customer-facing initiatives, and partner with Product, Design, Firmware, and other groups to set and execute ambitious roadmaps.

You will shape architecture, mentor engineers, and promote operational excellence in a fast-scaling, security-focused environment. The role emphasizes building highly reliable distributed systems, guiding technical direction, and