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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\nWe are a small, dynamic team focused on building cloud-managed intercom systems. Intercom is our second newest major product line and is off to the best start of any product in Verkada’s history. Our intercom allows customers to receive calls from anywhere - at their desk or on their phone - with rich video and 2-way audio, and we have a lot more to build.\nWe consider our team a startup within a startup, with a fair amount of ownership and autonomy. You’ll be working alongside a dynamic team of firmware, mobile, and frontend engineers to develop this product line.\nJoin the fastest-growing frontier in our AI for the physical world portfolio: Intelligent Intercom Systems. The Intercom product line is a critical component of our intelligent building ecosystem, delivering rich, low-latency, multimodal interactions (video, audio, and access control integration) directly at the environment’s edge. This is a \"startup within a startup\" opportunity where you will have significant ownership over the architectural direction of this burgeoning product line, which is already the most successful launch in Verkada history. We have ambitious plans to disrupt , including AI-driven visitor screening and remote environmental sensing. You will work alongside firmware, mobile, and frontend experts to drive this core element of our physical security layer.\nWho You Are\nExcited by new products and startups\nYou think about delivering best-in-class products and experiences - not features\nYou can take a less-than-fully-fleshed-out product idea and drive it to completion\nBS or a graduate degree in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering, or science\nWhat You Bring\n7+ years of industry backend software engineering experience\n4+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer at a rapidly growing start up or innovative company.\nExperience driving technical direction and leading engineers on project execution\nArchitect scalable systems and design latency sensitive applications for our Intercoms deployed around the world. \nExperience collaborating cross functionally to design complex systems with simple and robust backend APIs\nHistory of shipping out significant products. We are looking for someone who can own backend systems end-to-end. \nOwnership mentality, resolving problems that span beyond team boundaries\nDeep expertise with relational databases. Postgres experience a plus\nDemonstrated expertise in either Python or GoLang\nExperience with Kubernetes a plus\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\nFertility 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$175,000—$300,000 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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