Backend Software Engineering Intern 2027

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. With more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more, Verkada is at the center of Physical AI.

Verkada is looking for software engineering interns to join our team for an exciting and challenging internship. As an intern working with the Backend Engineering team, you will have opportunities to work across the full software stack and collaborate cross-functionally to build the latest iterations of Verkada’s flagship software enabling our best-in-class security systems. This role requires that you be on-site at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.

• Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from 100s of thousands of devices deployed around the world
• Work with high concurrency key-value storage systems (Redis, DynamoDB)
• Work with Postgres relational databases
• Work with logging and message passing technologies like Kafka and SQS
• Deploy services via Terraform and Kubernetes
• Develop large scale systems to interact with and configure products remotely
• Define and improve low-latency, high-throughput, high-reliability microservice architectures
• Design and develop features incorporating cutting edge computer vision
• Design clean APIs and implement them using Python and/or Go

• Ability to work at Verkada HQ during winter or summer 2027
• Actively pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study and graduating by June 2028
• Prior internship experience developing and launching products
• Familiar with: Python or Golang, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, AWS, Docker, etc
• Comfortable working in an agile team software development environment
• Familiar with REST APIs and Linux servers are a plus

• Monthly housing stipend in addition to a competitive hourly wage
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Daily lunch catered onsite, complimentary barista-made drinks, and fully stocked snacks
• Intern-exclusive events and mixers
• Cross-functional collaboration opportunities
• Lunch & Learns with company executives
• And more!

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.

Estimated Hourly Pay Range: $55—$65 USD. Base pay is just one component of Verkada’s total rewards package. 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).