Staff Software Engineer - Detection and Response Platform

Verkada; San Mateo, California, City of Rochester (CA, MO, NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative leader in cloud-based security is seeking a seasoned engineer to enhance their security monitoring infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment, where you can make a significant impact on the safety and efficiency of physical security solutions. With a commitment to employee well-being, the company provides generous benefits, including unlimited paid time off and wellness allowances. Join a team that values your expertise and fosters a culture of continuous learning and growth.

Benefits

Generous medical, dental & vision insurance

Unlimited paid time off

Wellness allowance

Commuter benefits

Healthy lunches and dinners

Paid parental leave & fertility benefits

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of experience as a software engineer or security engineer.
• Experience building robust products in public clouds and ETL pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve security monitoring infrastructure.
• Automate incident response workflows and facilitate tabletop exercises.
• Collaborate with the CISO to enhance the security program.

Skills

Golang

Python

Cloud Security

Incident Response

Collaborative Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

SIEM

Infrastructure as Code

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.

About our team

Behind the scenes, we're a team of computer scientists, hardware engineers and experienced founders who saw a chance to make a real impact. We're united by the challenge of building beautiful products, designed for real people-and by our commitment to using technology responsibly. We believe keeping data private and secure is core to our safety as individuals, businesses and communities and we put great care into building systems that embody our values as people. Likewise, many of Silicon Valley's top investors believe in us: we're backed by Sequoia Capital, FirstRound, Meritech and Siemens (Next47).

Responsibilities:

• Build, operate and improve Verkada's Security Monitoring, Detection and Response infrastructure


• Onboard new systems and services to our SIEM


• Tune alerts to maintain high signal


• Automate data enrichment and incident response workflows


• Facilitate incident response processes and tabletop exercises


• Collaborate with the CISO and security team to grow the broader Verkada security program


• Share your security experience with other teams internally and externally via security conferences and blogs


• Help your peer engineers grow their own security reasoning and knowledge

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree or equivalent


• 7-10+ years of experience as a software engineer, security engineer, site reliability engineer, or security consultant.


• Experience building robust and scalable products in public clouds (we use AWS)


• Proficiency in programming in Golang or Python


• Familiarity in continuous integration and Infrastructure as Code


• Experience designing, and optimizing high throughput ETL pipelines


• Experience and enthusiasm for learning about new security products, features, and strategies


• Excellent collaborative skills


• Outstanding written and verbal communication

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—$300,000 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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