Verkada
Senior-Staff Software Engineer, Tooling
$130K–$280K
San Mateo, CA United States +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- San Mateo, CA United States
San Mateo, California, United States - Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a similar technical field of study.
- Visa sponsorship
- The company sponsors and takes over sponsorship of employment visas for this role and will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa for an offer recipient.
About the job
Build and improve backend tools and infrastructure that support Verkada’s developers, sales, and support teams.
What you'll do
- Move common cloud actions off developer machines, improve license handling and feature flags, and break the monolithic support tool into smaller tools.
- Build AI-powered tools and tools that improve security and privacy.
- Contribute to open-source systems used by Verkada.
What they ask for
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a similar technical field of study.
- Experience with Python and/or Go.
- Experience with one of the major cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
- Experience and enthusiasm for learning about infrastructure products, features, and strategies; comfort working at the frontier of infrastructure and software development; strong written and verbal communication.
Nice to have
- Experience with Terraform.
- Experience with Kubernetes or a service mesh such as Istio.
Pay
$130,000 — $280,000 USD annual on-target earnings (OTE) range; comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
Tools
Python, Go, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Istio
AI focus
Build tools that use AI.
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