Senior Backend Engineer - Virtual Guard

Design and build distributed backend systems that power AI-driven detection, monitoring, and response workflows

Develop scalable pipelines for ingesting and processing large volumes of video, audio, and sensor data in real time

Architect event-driven systems that trigger automated actions such as alerts, verification, and escalation

Build infrastructure that enables integration and deployment of large video and audio models into production systems

Rapidly prototype and iterate on new AI-powered capabilities, moving from concept to deployed features

Optimize systems for low latency, high availability, and reliability across cloud and edge environments

Collaborate cross-functionally to define and deliver end-to-end intelligent safety and automation systems

Establish best practices for observability, testing, and continuous deployment in AI-integrated backend services

5+ years of backend engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale

Strong experience designing distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and scalable APIs

Proven track record of building large-scale, data-intensive or AI-powered systems

Experience working with real-time data pipelines and high-throughput systems

Familiarity with deploying or integrating machine learning models, especially in video, audio, or multimodal domains

Strong programming skills (e.g., Go, Python) and experience with modern cloud infrastructure

Experience with databases and streaming systems (e.g., Kafka, Temporal, Postgres)

Ability to quickly prototype, experiment, and iterate in ambiguous problem spaces

Strong ownership mindset with experience delivering reliable, production-grade systems end-to-end

Self-motivated problem solver: At Verkada, you will tackle large, complex problems with no clear answers.

Teach and learn: You will learn new technologies while being entrusted with the technical ownership of major systems, and we hope to learn something from you in turn.

Growth mindset: As a small, fast-growing startup, every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth, and we want you to grow with us!

Verkada 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:

Healthcare 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

Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage

Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options

Expanded mental health support

Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits

Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time

Professional development stipend

Fertility Stipend

Wellness/fitness benefits

Healthy lunches provided daily

Commuter benefits

Additional Information

We 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.

Annual Pay Range

At 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)

Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).

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