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.
About the Role
Our Growth Engineering team takes a first-principles approach to scaling revenue through thoughtful engineering, data, and applied AI. We build systems that turn complex signals into action, helping teams move faster, work smarter, and focus on what matters most.
We’re innovating in how growth systems shape interactions across the revenue motion, connecting internal teams and customer signals into a tighter, smarter feedback loop. By using AI to learn from outcomes and reduce friction, we experiment where traditional approaches tend to fall short.
The systems this team builds are highly visible across the organization and play a meaningful role in how Verkada grows. Our focus is on creating durable growth platforms and measurement capabilities that enable product, marketing, and revenue teams to deliver timely, relevant, and increasingly personalized experiences at scale. This role will report into our Senior Director of Growth Engineering.
We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be on-site at our HQ in San Mateo, CA 5 days a week.
What You'll Do
- Lead and grow a high-performing Growth Engineering team through inclusive hiring, mentorship, and clear technical leadership
- Set technical direction and prioritize initiatives that accelerate customer acquisition and expansion, with an eye toward longer-term lifecycle, cross-sell, and retention opportunities
- Partner closely with engineering, marketing, sales, and revenue teams to design and build AI-powered products and workflows that improve GTM efficiency and effectiveness
- Own the evolution of our growth platforms, including data pipelines, experimentation frameworks, and products used by teams and customers at Verkada
- Evaluate and integrate third-party solutions where appropriate, making thoughtful build vs. buy decisions grounded in impact and scalability
- Act as an engineering architect by defining system design, making key technical decisions, and translating business goals into durable technical roadmaps
- Stay hands-on through prototyping and targeted development to validate ideas, unblock progress, and maintain a deep understanding of the systems you lead
What You Bring
- 2+ years of experience managing and developing engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with demonstrated strength in designing scalable, reliable systems
- Experience delivering complex projects in an dynamic environment, balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
- Strong cross-functional collaborator who communicates clearly and builds alignment across technical and non-technical partners
- Curiosity about emerging technologies—especially AI/ML—and how they can be applied to real GTM problems
- Preferred: experience with Python, SQL, AWS
- Preferred: Familiarity with DAG-based workflow tools and data warehouses
Employee Benefits
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 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 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
- Wellness/fitness benefits
- Healthy lunches provided daily
- Commuter benefits
Additional Information
- 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.
Annual Pay Range
At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)
Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
Estimated Annual Pay Range
$270,000—$315,000 USD
Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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