San Mateo, United States of America On-site Full-time USD 200,000 – 300,000 / year

Verkada is hiring a Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Camera Firmware

Responsibilities

  • Lead full lifecycle development of new camera platforms targeting emerging markets, working closely with hardware and product teams to shape early design decisions and component selection.
  • Define and execute the firmware roadmap, implementing major architectural upgrades to enable advanced capabilities across the entire software stack.
  • Develop performance-critical features across multiple layers, including bare-metal microcontroller code, secure boot processes, Linux kernel tuning, and concurrent user-space applications.
  • Solve complex system-level problems such as race conditions, memory corruption, and hardware-software timing anomalies that manifest only at massive scale.
  • Balance competing demands including security enforcement, performance optimization, power consumption, and comprehensive fleet monitoring.
  • Collaborate with computer vision, streaming, and storage teams to build tightly integrated edge computing features that advance real-time processing capabilities.
  • Promote a reliability-first mindset across engineering, designing deployment and monitoring systems to maintain continuous uptime for over 1.5 million devices.

Work Arrangement

On-site — San Mateo

Other

  • Commitment to employee and family wellbeing through extensive wellness programs, benefits, and support resources.
  • Employee premiums fully covered under at least one plan; family premiums covered at 80% across all options.
  • Nationwide coverage for medical, vision, and dental care.
  • Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account offering tax advantages.
  • Enhanced mental health services and support.
  • Paid parental leave and fertility-related benefits.
  • Generous time-off policy including paid holidays, company-wide breaks, flexible PTO, and personal sick days.
  • Stipend for professional growth and learning.
  • Financial support for fertility treatments.
  • Benefits supporting physical wellness and fitness.
  • Daily provision of healthy, catered lunches.
  • Commuter expense reimbursement program.
  • Employer sponsorship and transfer of employment visas offered; commitment to securing visas for accepted candidates.

Available

About company
Verkada
Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms — provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform.
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Job Details
Department Camera Firmware
Category embedded
Posted 3 hours ago