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Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.\nYou can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. 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. \nAbout This Role\nAt Verkada, we’re building the operating system for the physical world. Our Access Control team develops the software that securely manages millions of door events every day, connecting cloud services, mobile apps, web applications, and edge hardware into a seamless customer experience.\nWe’re looking for an Engineering Manager who enjoys building products, growing engineers, and solving difficult technical problems. This role is ideal for someone who has spent years writing production software and now wants to multiply their impact by leading a high-performing engineering team.\nWhat You'll Do\nLead, mentor, and grow a team of frontend and backend software engineers through coaching, regular feedback, career development, and hiring.\nOwn delivery for major customer-facing initiatives from concept through production.\nPartner closely with Product Management, Design, Firmware, Mobile, and other engineering teams to define roadmaps and execute against ambitious goals.\nDrive technical direction while empowering engineers to make architectural decisions.\nFoster a culture of engineering excellence through thoughtful code reviews, design discussions, testing, and operational discipline.\nHelp build highly reliable, observable, and scalable distributed systems that power millions of real-time events.\nImprove engineering processes, execution, and team health while maintaining a high quality bar.\nParticipate in hiring and help build an exceptional engineering organization.\nWhat You Bring\n7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience in Python, Go, or React\n1+ years managing software engineers.\nExperience building production software across both frontend and backend systems.\nStrong software architecture and system design skills.\nExperience designing and operating distributed systems in production.\nDemonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional technical projects.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nProven ability to attract, hire, mentor, and retain exceptional engineers.\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.\nUS Employee Benefits\nVerkada 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:\nHealthcare 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\nNationwide medical, vision and dental coverage\nHealth Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options\nExpanded mental health support\nPaid parental leave policy & fertility benefits\nTime off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time\nProfessional development stipend\nWellness/fitness benefits\nHealthy lunches provided daily\nCommuter benefits\nAdditional Information\nWe do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.\nAnnual Pay Range\nAt 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)\nBelow is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).\nEstimated Annual Pay Range\n$200,000—$315,000 USD\nVerkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer\nAs an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. 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