Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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. We have more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.

We’re the Connectivity Team at Verkada — and we own some of the most strategically critical products in the company: Verkada Gateways, Verkada Security Trailers, and Quality Sensors. We’re a small, vertically integrated team. That means we touch everything: embedded firmware, cellular modems & SIMs, Linux networking, cloud backend services, and Command Frontend.

• Build and maintain embedded software and firmware for devices we ship to customers.
• Own features end to end, from scoping and architecture through implementation, testing, and production launch.
• Develop and debug software for Linux-based devices, including connectivity and networking features.
• Work with product management, hardware, and cloud teams to define and ship features that improve the customer experience.
• Share knowledge with teammates and mentor other engineers.
• There may also be opportunities to contribute to cloud services, depending on your interests.

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or closely related degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of work experience in an embedded engineering role
• Proficient in C, C++
• Experience in owning SW features or projects end to end with production launch
• Experience in SW development on HW products, for example, working knowledge of common low-level interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, working knowledge of FreeRTOS and Embedded Linux
• Experience reading schematics (basic EE skills)
• Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week

• Experience with networking or wireless communication protocols
• Proficient in Go

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.

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.

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 USD.