Software Engineering Manager

Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms — provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform. Over 33,500 organizations, including 96 companies in the Fortune 500, across 93 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016 with more than $700M in funding raised to-date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.

You will lead a software engineering team that builds the entirety of a particular, high-impact product line within Cameras team. The team works in concert with a product manager and a hardware manager to define and conceptualize the current and future product offerings, including hardware and software architecture selection.

From a technical perspective, the embedded software stack runs on an x86-based platform, necessitating work on: UEFI, bootloader, drivers, custom Linux OS distribution via yocto project, containerization, solid-state and hard disk storage, filesystem and block device mapping. The device interacts with a scalable cloud backend consisting of golang and python services in a typical microservice architecture stack. A Verkada proprietary suite of streaming technologies are implemented to provide high quality live and recorded video. Frontends include both web and mobile. Security technologies including encryption, signing, secure/trusted boot are also key to our implementation.

This product also implements high performance AI inference and computer vision (CV) features, which require optimization and productionization work in collaboration with the computer vision team that trains all our models.

• Build and lead the team through effective recruitment, mentoring, and leadership.
• Build amazing, delightful products that win the market.
• Work with Product Managers and Hardware Team to chart roadmaps.
• Plan and drive project execution.
• Drive product quality, reliability, and user experience.
• Work cross-functionally with other product teams to enhance our products and extend the power of the Verkada platform.

• Deep experience with modern Linux system architecture and software.
• 2+ years experience in a management / startup leadership role.
• 4+ years experience in a software engineering role.
• Experience acting as a technical lead for a team of 5 or more engineers.
• Track record on hiring and retaining excellent engineers.
  Product- and business-savvy mindset- - you need to act as the engineering owner of a strategically important product. The team's execution and your hand in its growth over time will determine the trajectory of this endeavour.
• Superior cross-team communication skills.
• Eye for design, product details, and polish.
• Willingness and ability to work onsite five days per week.

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