Engineering Manager, Core Platform

Verkada; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Unlimited PTO

Wellness allowance

Commuter benefits

Daily meals provided

Job summary

Verkada is seeking an experienced manager to join the Core Platform team in San Mateo. You will architect, design, and develop across a broad set of projects enabling Verkada’s OS-for-buildings.

Lead and grow a cross-functional team of frontend and backend engineers, while hands-on coding when needed. You will work closely with Product and Design to ship highly polished features, drive best practices, and steer technical direction with senior engineers and peers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years leading and inspiring an engineering team.
• 8+ years in software engineering across backend and frontend.
• Experience in an agile software development environment.
• Strong attention to design detail and product polish.
• Knowledge of at least one server-side framework and a database system.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects for the Command product, coordinating frontend and backend engineers.
• Write code or prototype new features when needed.
• Inspire and grow the team with high-quality, polished work.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to ship features that delight users.
• Partner with engineering leaders to set goals, priorities, and processes.
• Drive code quality, standards, and development methodologies.
• Stay current with new technologies and mentor the web team.

Skills

Team leadership

Frontend & Backend

Agile

Product polish

Server-side knowledge

Database know-how

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

Who We Are

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.

We’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.

It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.

Overview

We are looking for an experienced manager to join the Verkada Core Platform team. We are building the platform and shared services that will enable Verkada to quickly bring to market a suite of IoT devices and to power Verkada’s “operating system for buildings.” As a member of the Core team, you will be the architect, designer, and developer in a broad range of projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects impacting our Command product- it will include both frontend and backend engineers in your team
• Be able to roll up your sleeves and actively write code or prototype new features
• Inspire your team to create highly polished and delightful user experiences
• Work closely with Product and Design to build and ship features and delight users and customers
• Collaborate with other engineering leaders to define, communicate, and execute on goals, priorities and process
• Drive the adoption of best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies to ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable code.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, trends, and industry developments, evaluating their potential impact on our web platforms and recommending innovative solutions.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the web engineering team, encouraging knowledge sharing, skill-building, and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience managing, leading, and inspiring a team of engineers; including hiring, retaining, and managing performance.
• 8+ years of work experience in a software engineering roles
• Experience with both backend and frontend
• Experience working in an agile team software development environment
• Eye for design, product details, and polish
• Working knowledge of at least one server-side framework and one database system
• Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field

Perks & Benefits

• Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage
• Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays
• Wellness allowance
• Commuter benefits
• Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
• Generous paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits

Annual Pay Range

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).

Estimated Annual Pay Range

$200,000—$285,000 USD

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.