Overview
The Verkada Security Team is an engineering team at its core. Part of its charter is to build frameworks, tools, and platform services for security and privacy controls. In this role, you'll build distributed systems capable of handling high traffic, apply your cryptography skills, and launch new services that protect customers and personal data. The broad scope of the role will have you coding in various technology stacks, and collaborating with Verkada's engineering teams, always with a focus on security and privacy.
Responsibilities:
Develop security and privacy infrastructure, including services that seamlessly incorporate security into our infrastructure, applications, and devices.
Architect systems designed to effectively manage escalating data volumes as Verkada expands, all without compromising performance or security.
Mentor and foster the development of junior engineers.
Work closely with engineering and product teams to enhance Verkada’s product security, thereby exceeding customer expectations.
Collaborate with other engineering leaders to define, communicate, and implement goals, priorities, and processes.
Collaborate with the CISO and security team to expand Verkada's wider security and privacy programs.
Share your security expertise internally and externally via security conferences, presentations, blogs, and open-source contributions.
You'll work on projects such as end-to-end encryption and data encryption (both at rest and in use), all aimed at safeguarding customer data.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree or equivalent
2+ years of experience as a software engineer or security engineer that writes code
Demonstrable coding skills and desire to write code every day
Strong experience with AWS, GCP, or other cloud service provider
Experience and enthusiasm for learning about new security & privacy products, features, and strategies
Excellent collaborative skills
Outstanding written and verbal communication
Perks & Benefits
Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage
Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays
Wellness allowance
Commuter benefits
Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
Generous paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
Culture and Values:
Ownership: Smaller teams help encourage autonomy and create a more pronounced sense of ownership.
Persistence and Grit: We learn from our mistakes and triumphs, we iterate and pivot when things aren’t working, and we persist no matter how difficult it might be, with our vision at the forefront of all we do.
Teamwork: We are all laser-focused on the priorities in front of us, and collaborating with and relying upon our peers for input, feedback, and even motivation ultimately enables us to more effectively achieve our goals.
