Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure

Who We Are

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI‑powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments.

Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full‑time employees.

We are looking for a hands‑on tech lead/manager to lead a new team, ensuring the reliability and scalability of our cloud‑based systems. This role requires hands‑on leadership and strong people‑management skills, focusing on guiding a team of engineers to manage and optimize our infrastructure. Expertise in AWS and Kubernetes is essential, along with the ability to mentor, delegate, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

• Provide strategic direction and set up technical vision to raise our bar on reliability, scalability, and availability of our global infrastructure.
• Manage cross‑functional collaboration with product management and other engineering teams to initiate, drive critical business initiatives and deliver with high quality.
• Hands‑on involvement to guide the team (coding, design review, root‑causing production issues), at the same time, ensuring engineers have the support and leadership needed to execute.
• Build and lead the team through effective recruitment, mentoring, and leadership.

• 2+ years of experience in managing, leading, and inspiring a team of engineers, including hiring, retaining, and managing performance.
• 10+ years of work experience in a software engineering role, with proven technical leadership skills and expertise in designing scalable, reliable, and efficient solutions.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proficient in agile team software development and strong project management, delivering complex projects within defined timelines and resource constraints.
• Adept at collaborating with cross‑functional teams, communicating effectively, and aligning efforts to achieve common goals.
• Experience with Python or Go, and familiarity with backend development flow, including server‑side framework and database system.

• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS and Terraform.
• Experience with service mesh such as Istio.
• Hands‑on leadership experience managing platform teams in a dynamic, high‑growth environment.
• Experience implementing scalable and reliable solutions using modern cloud and Dev Ops practices.

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 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 paid holidays, firm‑wide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time.
• Professional development stipend.
• Fertility stipend.
• Wellness/fitness benefits.
• Healthy lunches provided daily.
• Commuter benefits.

• 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.

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values…