Staff Software Engineer - Security and Privacy

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

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is a leader in cloud-based physical security. In this role, you'll build distributed systems to handle high traffic while applying your cryptography skills. You'll collaborate with engineering teams to enhance product security and mentor junior engineers. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative security solutions that protect customer data and privacy. With a focus on teamwork and ownership, you'll thrive in a culture that encourages autonomy and persistence. If you're passionate about security and want to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance

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

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software or security engineer.
• Demonstrable coding skills and a desire to write code daily.

Responsibilities

• Develop security and privacy infrastructure for applications and devices.
• Mentor junior engineers and enhance product security.

Skills

Coding Skills

AWS

GCP

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

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

The Verkada Security Team is an engineering team at its core. Part of its charter is to build frameworks, tools, and platform services for security and privacy controls. In this role, you'll build distributed systems capable of handling high traffic, apply your cryptography skills, and launch new services that protect customers and personal data. The broad scope of the role will have you coding in various technology stacks, and collaborating with Verkada's engineering teams, always with a focus on security and privacy.

Responsibilities:

• Develop security and privacy infrastructure, including services that seamlessly incorporate security into our infrastructure, applications, and devices.


• Architect systems designed to effectively manage escalating data volumes as Verkada expands, all without compromising performance or security.


• Mentor and foster the development of junior engineers.


• Work closely with engineering and product teams to enhance Verkada's product security, thereby exceeding customer expectations.


• Collaborate with other engineering leaders to define, communicate, and implement goals, priorities, and processes.


• Collaborate with the CISO and security team to expand Verkada's wider security and privacy programs.


• Share your security expertise internally and externally via security conferences, presentations, blogs, and open-source contributions.


• You'll work on projects such as end-to-end encryption and data encryption (both at rest and in use), all aimed at safeguarding customer data.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree or equivalent


• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer or security engineer that writes code


• Demonstrable coding skills and desire to write code every day


• Strong experience with AWS, GCP, or other cloud service provider


• Experience and enthusiasm for learning about new security & privacy 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

Culture and Values:

• Ownership:Smaller teams help encourage autonomy and create a more pronounced sense of ownership.


• Persistence and Grit: We learn from our mistakes and triumphs, we iterate and pivot when things aren't working, and we persist no matter how difficult it might be, with our vision at the forefront of all we do.


• Teamwork:We are all laser-focused on the priorities in front of us, and collaborating with and relying upon our peers for input, feedback, and even motivation ultimately enables us to more effectively achieve our goals.

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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