Eng Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure

San Mateo, CA United States

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, Next
47 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.

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.

• 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 Savings 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.
• Fertility stipend.
• Wellness/fitness benefits.
• Healthy lunches provided daily.

• 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…