Verkada is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead the development of brand-new camera categories while driving the continued growth and reliability of their global fleet. The role requires seamless collaboration across the entire stack, including Hardware, Product, Backend, and Frontend teams, to bring first-generation systems to life.
Requirements
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of professional experience in systems software development for performance and resource-constrained environments.
- 5+ years of experience building software for Linux-based platforms.
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives from concept to production.
- Proven experience leading initial board bring-up and hardware-software co-design for first-generation embedded devices.
- Hands-on experience with low-level protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, USB) and the ability to debug complex hardware-software interactions.
- Experience designing, implementing and debugging concurrent/multithreaded firmware services
- Strong understanding of modern operating systems, computer architecture, and trade-offs between compute, memory, and storage.
- Proficient in at least one systems programming language: C++ or Golang.
- Familiarity with Bash scripting and Python for tooling and automation.
- Bonus Qualification: Direct experience with Linux Kernel development, including writing or debugging drivers, managing device trees, or optimizing kernel-space performance.
- Bonus Qualification: Technical depth in MCU firmware and the boot stack, with a focus on RTOS, bare-metal development, or secure boot implementation.
Benefits
- Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs
- 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
