Senior Backend Engineer - Alarms

Who We Are Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees. About the Team As a member of the Alarms engineering team, you will be responsible for building compelling user experiences for one of Verkada’s major new product categories. This is an opportunity to take ownership over software products which keep our customers protected in times of critical need. You’ll be working alongside a small, dynamic team of frontend, backend and firmware engineers to develop these experiences. Our team operates as a startup within a startup, so you can expect a lot of autonomy and impact on the direction of the Alarms product category. If you are an experienced, Backend Engineer who is excited about building new ways to keep people safe and secure, then we want to hear from you. About the Role Verkada’s Alarms team builds the intelligent systems that detect, verify, and respond to real-world security threats—whether it's a break-in or suspicious activity caught on video. We combine intrusion sensors, cameras, and AI to create a fast, reliable, and modern security experience. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and scaling our AI-driven detection and response workflows. These systems power automated threat identification, customer notifications, video verification, and emergency dispatch—all in real time. You’ll be joining a small, high-impact team working across Verkada’s hardware and cloud platforms to keep people and property safe. What You'll Do Design and build low-latency, high-availability backend services that orchestrate alarm detection and response Create flexible and extensible AI-powered workflows for intrusion and video monitoring use cases Build distributed systems that integrate internal products and third-party services (e.g., notifications, transcription, dispatch) Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, frontend, and firmware engineers to shape end-to-end customer experiences Operate with autonomy and take ownership of systems from design through production Champion best practices in testing, observability, and continuous deployment What You Bring 5+ years of backend engineering experience in a production environment Strong programming skills—Go preferred Solid grasp of distributed system design, API architecture, and event-driven workflows Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS Background working with databases (e.g. Postgres) and scalable data systems (e.g. Kafka, Redis) Track record of delivering robust, maintainable software in fast-paced teams Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week Bonus Points Familiarity with Temporal or other workflow engines Interest in building AI-integrated, real-time systems Experience with Kubernetes, monitoring tools, and performance optimization US Employee Benefits 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, ... (truncated, view full listing at source)