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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 the Role\nThe Storage team owns the distributed infrastructure that transforms every Verkada camera into an intelligent, self-contained recording device. We are the experts in edge storage, responsible for designing and optimizing systems that manage video data directly on the camera. Our mandate is to guarantee unmatched reliability, endurance, and security of local storage media, ensuring video is preserved instantly and securely - even during network outages. We deliver the efficiency required to store petabytes of high-quality video across millions of deployed cameras, making sure every byte is stored reliably and accessible instantly.\nAs the Engineering Manager for Storage Systems, you will lead a highly technical team responsible for the software and infrastructure powering Verkada’s on-camera storage stack. You will partner closely with Hardware, Firmware, Streaming, Cloud Infrastructure, and Product teams to define and execute the roadmap for next-generation storage technologies across our camera platform.\nThis role combines deep technical leadership with people management. You will help scale a high-performing systems engineering team while driving architecture, reliability, and operational excellence across embedded storage systems and distributed backup infrastructure.\nWe are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires onsite presence at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.\nWhat You'll Do\nBuild and lead the team through effective recruitment, mentoring, and leadership.\nBuild amazing, delightful products that win the market.\nWork with Product Managers and Hardware Team to chart roadmaps. \nPlan and drive project execution.\nDrive product quality, reliability, and user experience.\nWork cross-functionally with other product teams to enhance our products and extend the power of the Verkada platform.\nWhat You Bring\nBS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.\n8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience leading or managing high-performing infrastructure or systems teams.\nStrong expertise in systems programming using C/C++, with additional experience in Go or other higher-level languages preferred.\nDeep understanding of low-level systems concepts including file systems, flash storage technologies, memory management, Linux kernel internals, device drivers, and embedded systems.\nExperience debugging complex storage or operating system issues in production environments.\nFamiliarity with technologies such as Yocto, eBPF, MMC protocols, ext4, UBIFS, or related storage subsystems.\nStrong architectural and operational experience building reliable, scalable distributed systems.\nExperience with cloud infrastructure and backend systems (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar) is a strong plus.\nDemonstrated success driving technical strategy while managing execution across cross-functional teams.\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction and align stakeholders across the organization.\nWillingness and ability to work onsite five days per week.\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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