Staff Software Engineer - Detection and Response Platform

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San Mateo, CA
200K-300K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
We help enterprises operate safer, smarter buildings.
The Role
Build and improve Verkada’s Security Monitoring and Detection infrastructure, automate incident response workflows, collaborate with security teams, and share security insights with others. Responsibilities also include tuning alerts and onboarding new systems to SIEM.
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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

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.

Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy. 

What the Team is Saying

Sarah Reilert
Senior Regional Sales Manager - UK
“I started at Verkada in the Bay Area where I was promoted three times while and then was presented with the opportunity to move overseas to be a leader in our London office. I am grateful for the opportunity to live and work abroad, as well as be a part of our global expansion. The growth opportunities and mentorship I receive are incredible!“
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The Company
San Mateo, CA
1,700 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Verkada is the largest cloud-only B2B physical security platform company in the world. Only Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, visitor management and mailroom management — integrated in a secure, 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 with more than $343M in funding raised to date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with nine offices across three continents (San Mateo, Austin, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Tampa, London, Sydney, Taipei, and Krakow), 1,300+ full-time employees and more than 13,000 customers worldwide, including 43 companies in the Fortune 500.

Why Work With Us

Verkada’s products start with safety – video security cameras, door-based access control and alarms – and extend to operations – environmental sensors, visitor and mailroom management.

All of our products can be accessed within one cloud ecosystem, bringing the intuitive and easy-to-use nature of consumer security products to the levels of scale

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