Verkada
Senior Backend Engineer - Access Control
$150K–$300K
San Mateo, CA United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- San Mateo, CA United States
San Mateo, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of industry software engineering experience.
- Education
- BS or a graduate degree in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering, or science.
- Visa sponsorship
- Sponsors and takes over sponsorship of employment visas for this role; will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa if an offer is made.
About the job
Build and develop Verkada’s cloud-managed access control product, enabling users to manage doors, schedules, and credentials remotely.
What you'll do
- Develop the Access Control product alongside firmware, backend, and frontend engineers.
- Take ownership of major systems and drive product ideas through to completion.
- Solve complex problems and contribute to delivering high-quality product experiences.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in at least one common server programming language: Python or Go.
- Experience designing scalable distributed systems, including databases, queues, and blob storage.
- Experience working in an agile software development team.
- Willingness and ability to work onsite five days per week.
Pay
$150,000 — $300,000 USD total pay (annual OTE)
Tools
Python, Go
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