{"id":18591,"url":"https://alion.io/job/verkada-linux-embedded-software-engineer","title":"Linux Embedded Software Engineer","company":{"id":5378,"name":"Verkada","domain":"verkada.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/verkada","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":87,"open_postings":274,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.325,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":68,"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Poland"],"countries":["PL"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":95,"max":345,"currency":"PLN","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":180000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"Bash","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"C","optional":true},{"name":"C++","optional":true},{"name":"FreeRTOS","optional":true},{"name":"Physical AI","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true},{"name":"Rust","optional":true},{"name":"U-Boot","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2023-11-10T16:21:42Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-10-16T12:36:18Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1070,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":1070},"description":"Who We Are\nVerkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. \nWe’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. 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\nWe're focused on hiring embedded software engineers that understand not only the lower-level systems, but also how everything integrates together from the hardware to the UI. You’ll be working closely on one side with our hardware vendors and ME/EE people, and on the other side with server and UI engineers, industrial designers, and our operations team. If you’re looking for a fast-paced environment where your work is regularly shipping to customers and improving people’s safety, this is the place for you!\nWhat You'll Do\nDevelop features for Linux embedded platforms - access control, intercoms, alarms\nBring up and integrate the full stack: build system, kernel, drivers and userspace on real hardware\nDevelop userspace applications\nDebug across the stack\nDefine architecture and design new features \nBuild prototypes and proofs of concept\nTake projects from inception through deployment to customer support\nSupport the manufacturing process\nWhat You Bring\n3+ years of experience working with embedded Linux\nStrong, hands-on C skills - you will create, extend and debug a real production C codebase\nSolid Linux fundamentals: processes, IPC, filesystems, boot flow, on-target debugging, networking\nExperience with a multi-layered build system (Yocto/Buildroot)\nBash (CLI e.g. tar, find, grep, sed; basic scripting)\nGit\nCommunicative Polish and English (in writing and speaking)\nAbility to work in Polish on a daily basis (minimum C1)\nAbility to commute to the Verkada office in Kraków every Thursday\nNice to Have\nPractical, in-depth knowledge of Yocto is a big plus\nExperience with the Go programming language is a big plus\nAbility to read schematics and debug hardware issues\nBootloaders (U-Boot), secure boot\nProgramming in Python, C++ or Rust\nWorking with lab equipment (scopes, multimeters, soldering stations, etc.)\nExperience with RTOSes (e.g. Zephyr, FreeRTOS, Micrium OS)\nLinux kernel module programming\nPoland 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 \nPaid parental leave policy & fertility benefits\nTime off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays and flexible PTO \nProfessional development stipend\nWellness/fitness benefits\nHealthy lunches provided daily\nCommuter benefits\nGreat Place To Work 2026 Certified\n\nRecruitment Process\nRecruiter screen (remote)\nTechnical screen (remote)\nInclusiveness (remote)\nTechnical interview (on-site, Kraków)\nInclusiveness 2 (on-site, Kraków)\nInterview with the US team (remote)\nFinal decision / offer\n\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.\n\nPay Disclosure\nAt Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best talent, and compensate people in a way that appropriately and fairly values their contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine appropriate compensation and pay, including skills and experience, as well as market demands and technical expertise. For this role, Verkada estimates that compensation will fall within the range specified below, as adjusted if you are paid hourly. Pay will vary based on a number of factors, including your frequency of work and the factors mentioned above. However, standard pay is just one of Verkada’s total rewards package. Depending on your position, you may also be eligible for additional forms of compensation, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).\nEstimated Hourly Pay Range\n95 zł—345 zł PLN\nVerkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer\nAs 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.\nYour application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5643,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Polish","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Equity","Parental leave","Professional development","Restricted stock units"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Professional Services","Security Services","Video Surveillance"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2023-11-10T16:21:42Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":4,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.13,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":1070,"expected_fill_days":68,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":180000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/verkada-linux-embedded-software-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/verkada-linux-embedded-software-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-16T16:06:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":518,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-17T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":5378},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=5378"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fverkada-linux-embedded-software-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fverkada-linux-embedded-software-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fverkada-linux-embedded-software-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/verkada-linux-embedded-software-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fverkada-linux-embedded-software-engineer"}]}