Backend Engineer Jobs at Verkada with Visa Sponsorship
Backend Engineer jobs at Verkada focus on distributed systems, infrastructure, and the software powering physical security at scale. Verkada has a consistent track record of sponsoring work visas for engineering talent, making it a realistic target if you need H-1B visa, OPT, or TN visa support.
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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’ve got serious momentum in the market: 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.
You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.
About the Role
Verkada’s device security team has an important mission–empower the company to build the safest physical security products in the world. We are directly responsible for the development of important defensive security measures that run on all Verkada devices. We help maintain and expand security testing infrastructure that constantly evaluates devices for security vulnerabilities. And we help the company build stronger and more resilient products through our offensive security evaluation efforts. If you love building scalable systems that have a huge impact, we want to hear from you!
- Build out and maintain security infrastructure, such as internal tooling to automate device security testing.
- Design, build, maintain, and scale device security backend systems & tools, such as those that help us secure the firmware supply chain.
- Develop, improve, and build automation to administer the device security program.
- Help mentor other engineers, and learn everything you can about security.
What You Bring
- BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- 8+ years developing go/Python microservices with AWS and participating in on-call.
- Strong knowledge of scalable fault-tolerant backend systems design, including databases, queues, blob storage.
- Working knowledge of at least some of these: temporal, k8s, docker, redis, dynamoDB, postgres, IAM, S3.
- Strong understanding and experience in systems architecture.
- Experience with managing IoT device fleets. (preferred)
- Security experience, hacker mindset, or interest in learning more (preferred)
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, 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
Additional Information:
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.
Annual Pay Range
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
Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
Who We Are
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’ve got serious momentum in the market: 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.
You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.
About the Role
Verkada’s device security team has an important mission–empower the company to build the safest physical security products in the world. We are directly responsible for the development of important defensive security measures that run on all Verkada devices. We help maintain and expand security testing infrastructure that constantly evaluates devices for security vulnerabilities. And we help the company build stronger and more resilient products through our offensive security evaluation efforts. If you love building scalable systems that have a huge impact, we want to hear from you!
- Build out and maintain security infrastructure, such as internal tooling to automate device security testing.
- Design, build, maintain, and scale device security backend systems & tools, such as those that help us secure the firmware supply chain.
- Develop, improve, and build automation to administer the device security program.
- Help mentor other engineers, and learn everything you can about security.
What You Bring
- BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- 8+ years developing go/Python microservices with AWS and participating in on-call.
- Strong knowledge of scalable fault-tolerant backend systems design, including databases, queues, blob storage.
- Working knowledge of at least some of these: temporal, k8s, docker, redis, dynamoDB, postgres, IAM, S3.
- Strong understanding and experience in systems architecture.
- Experience with managing IoT device fleets. (preferred)
- Security experience, hacker mindset, or interest in learning more (preferred)
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, 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
Additional Information:
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.
Annual Pay Range
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
Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
Tips for Finding Backend Engineer Jobs at Verkada
Align your portfolio with Verkada's stack
Verkada's backend teams work heavily in distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. Tailor your GitHub projects and resume to reflect experience in these areas before applying, since technical screeners assess fit against the actual production environment.
Clarify sponsorship eligibility before your screen
Email or ask your recruiter directly whether the specific Backend Engineer role is open to your visa category. Verkada sponsors multiple visa types, but not every open role or team may be eligible at the same hiring cycle.
Time your H-1B application around the October start date
If you're on OPT and targeting H-1B sponsorship through Verkada, cap-subject petitions must be filed by April for an October 1 start. Confirm with your recruiter that the offer timeline can accommodate USCIS registration in March.
Use Migrate Mate to filter Backend Engineer openings by visa type
Search Verkada's active Backend Engineer postings on Migrate Mate, filtering by your specific visa category. This saves time by surfacing only roles where sponsorship has historically been offered for your situation.
Prepare PERM-ready documentation from day one
If your goal is a Green Card through EB-2 or EB-3, ask Verkada's recruiting team about their PERM sponsorship timeline during the offer stage. Gathering degree transcripts and employment history records early avoids delays once the DOL process begins.
Negotiate your start date around CPT or OPT authorization windows
F-1 CPT authorization requires your DSO to process paperwork before your start date. Coordinate your offer acceptance and target start date with your international student office to ensure authorization is active on day one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Verkada sponsor H-1B visas for Backend Engineers?
Yes, Verkada sponsors H-1B visas for Backend Engineer roles. As a technology company hiring engineering talent from a global pool, Verkada has an established process for filing H-1B petitions through USCIS. If you're in the cap-subject H-1B pool, confirm with your recruiter that your target role and start date align with the April registration window.
How do I apply for Backend Engineer jobs at Verkada?
Apply directly through Verkada's careers page or browse their active Backend Engineer postings on Migrate Mate, which lets you filter by visa type so you can identify roles open to your specific sponsorship situation. Prepare for a technical interview process that typically covers distributed systems design, coding, and infrastructure problem-solving relevant to Verkada's physical security platform.
Which visa types does Verkada commonly support for Backend Engineers?
Verkada sponsors H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT, and F-1 CPT for Backend Engineer roles, and supports EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card pathways for longer-term employment. TN is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying engineering roles. If you're on OPT, confirm your remaining authorization window with your recruiter early in the process.
What qualifications does Verkada expect for Backend Engineer roles?
Verkada's Backend Engineer roles typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field, which also supports H-1B specialty occupation requirements under USCIS guidelines. Practical experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and API development is weighted heavily. Roles vary in seniority, so review the specific job description for depth of experience expected.
How does the visa sponsorship timeline work when joining Verkada as a Backend Engineer?
The timeline depends on your visa category. F-1 OPT and CPT can typically start within weeks once authorization is confirmed. H-1B cap cases require USCIS lottery registration in March and have an October 1 start date. If you're transferring an existing H-1B, Verkada can file a petition allowing you to start before approval. Confirm your situation with Verkada's HR team and your immigration attorney early.