CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer - Data Protection

Bay-HQ officeFull-time$200k2026-06-24 → 2026-11-12
On-siteVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Build distributed systems, security infrastructure, and privacy controls for an AI-powered physical security platform serving video security, access control, and visitor management.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Security & Privacy Infrastructure)

Builds

Distributed systems, security services, encryption tools, and privacy controls for Verkada's hardware and cloud platform.

Domain

Physical security / IoT / Cloud Infrastructure / Cryptography

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Cryptography, distributed systems architecture, cloud platform engineering, system design for high traffic, mentoring, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Experience with end-to-end encryption, data encryption at rest and in use, open-source contributions

Technologies

AWS, GCP

Responsibilities

Develop security and privacy infrastructure; Architect systems to manage escalating data volumes; Mentor junior engineers; Collaborate with product teams to enhance product security; Define and implement security goals and processes; Share security expertise via conferences and blogs.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship