Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure

Verkada; San Mateo, California, City of Rochester (CA, MO, NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a strong engineering manager to lead a dynamic team in optimizing cloud-based systems. This role emphasizes hands-on leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across various teams to enhance the reliability and scalability of their infrastructure. With a focus on AWS and Kubernetes, the ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in software engineering and team management. Join a rapidly growing company that values employee well-being and offers a competitive compensation package, including comprehensive health benefits and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Healthcare programs

Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage

Health Saving Account (HSA)

Expanded mental health support

Paid parental leave policy

Flexible PTO

Professional development stipend

Wellness/fitness benefits

Healthy lunches provided daily

Commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience managing a team of engineers.
• 5+ years in software engineering with proven technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the engineering team through effective recruitment.
• Provide strategic direction to improve system reliability and security.

Skills

Team Management

Technical Leadership

Agile Development

Python

Go

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Information Technology

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Service Mesh (Istio)

Job description

Who We Are

Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Verkada offers six product lines - video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms - integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.

Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.

Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 30,000+ customers across 70+ countries.

Overview

We are looking for a strong engineer manager to lead a growing team, ensuring the reliability and usability of our cloud-based systems. This role requires hands-on leadership and strong people management skills, focusing on guiding a team of engineers to manage and optimize our infrastructure. Expertise in AWS and Kubernetes is essential, along with the ability to mentor, delegate, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Build and lead the team through effective recruitment, mentoring, and leadership.


• Manage cross-functional collaboration with other engineering and security teams to develop best practices and standards for backend developers.


• Hands-on involvement to guide the team, but delegate technical tasks, ensuring engineers have the support and leadership needed to execute.


• Provide strategic direction to improve the reliability, scalability and security of our system.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience in managing, leading, and inspiring a team of engineers, including hiring, retaining, and managing performance.


• 5+ years of work experience in a software engineering role, with proven technical leadership skills and expertise in designing scalable, reliable, and efficient solutions.


• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).


• Proficient in agile team software development and strong project management, delivering complex projects within defined timelines and resource constraints.


• Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, communicating effectively, and aligning efforts to achieve common goals.


• Experience with python or Go, and familiarity with backend development flow including server-side framework and database system.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Kubernetes and AWS


• Experience with service mesh such as Istio


• Hands-on leadership experience managing platform teams in a dynamic, high-growth environment.


• Experience implementing scalable and reliable solutions using modern cloud and DevOps practices.

Perks and Benefits

Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• 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

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—$350,000 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.

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