Senior Backend Engineer - Streaming

3 weeks, 1 day ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Verkada

Verkada

Verkada provides cloud-managed enterprise building security solutions with a suite of products including cameras, access control, sensors, alarms, and more. Simplifying security for over 14,000 organizations worldwide, their platform offers seamless in...

Professional Services
1K-5K
Founded 2016
$424M raised

Description

  • Design and evolve highly scalable, cloud-native services for video and audio streaming across millions of devices.
  • Architect and optimize distributed, real-time data pipelines with low latency and high reliability.
  • Build and operate a high-performance video transcoding and multiplexing service that is fault-tolerant and cost-efficient.
  • Define and refine service-oriented architectures, APIs, and interfaces that support streaming at platform scale.
  • Develop clean, reliable, and testable backend code that performs under heavy load.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, hardware, and infrastructure teams to deliver new video capabilities and experiences.
  • Drive engineering excellence by improving performance, reliability, and best practices across the organization.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of backend development experience in Go or Python.
  • 4+ years of experience designing and building large-scale, resilient distributed systems using service-oriented or microservice architectures.
  • 3+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure, containerization, and deployment automation such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • 3+ years of experience with databases, queues, blob storage, and distributed systems fundamentals.
  • Strong systems design mindset with the ability to simplify complex workflows and build scalable, efficient solutions.
  • Demonstrated focus on performance, reliability, and security in backend services.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, exercise sound judgment, and own problems end to end.
  • Bonus: experience with IoT devices, real-time streaming technologies, or multimedia formats such as H.264/H.265 and FFmpeg.

Benefits

  • Estimated annual pay range of $130,000 to $280,000 USD.
  • Eligible for additional compensation such as sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the form of RSUs, depending on the role.
  • Employment visa sponsorship and support for existing sponsorships.
  • Opportunity to join a company with strong product-market fit and significant scale.
  • Access to challenging work at the intersection of distributed systems, real-time data, and multimedia.
  • Work alongside top-tier engineers with meaningful impact on products used worldwide.

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