Staff+ Software Engineer, Security Infrastructure
San Mateo, CA United States
Full Time Senior-level / Expert USD 200K - 300K
Verkada
Modern, cloud-managed security cameras, access control, and smart building solutions in a single, fully integrated security system. Free 30-day trial. Easy setup.Who We Are
Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform. Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 30,000+ customers across 70+ countries.Overview
The Verkada Security Team is a software engineering team at its core- we build the right way to do software security. In this role, you will scale Verkada’s security in the SDLC through automation, libraries, tools and frameworks. The role’s broad scope means you will be writing code in a variety of technology stacks and collaborating with engineering teams across Verkada’s Command platform.
Responsibilities:
- As a Verkada Builder, you will have a broad scope of ownership and will lead initiatives to eliminate classes of vulnerabilities from Verkada. This includes wearing a PM hat when needed, building experiments and prototypes, driving adoption of your tools, and demonstrating your impact on the organization
- Build tools to make it easy for Verkada’s software engineers to do the right thing for security as they build products and infrastructure
- Leverage AI to automate Verkada’s security engineering practices
- Collaborate with other engineering leaders to define, communicate, and execute on security goals, priorities and process
- Collaborate with the CISO and security team to grow the broader Verkada security and privacy programs
- Share your security experience with other teams internally and externally via security conferences, presentations, blogs and open source
Qualifications:
- You will write code every day
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree or equivalent
- Masters or PhD in security is a bonus
- 7+ years of experience as a software engineer that has worked on security problems
- You can just break things - interest in security weaknesses, attacks, and mitigations
- Experience leveraging AI as you build
- Excellent collaborative skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication
Perks & Benefits:
- Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage
- Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays
- Wellness allowance
- Commuter benefits
- Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
- Generous paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
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).
Estimated Annual Pay Range$200,000—$300,000 USDVerkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Tags: Automation CISO Cloud Computer Science Open Source PhD Privacy SDLC Vulnerabilities
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