Senior Embedded Linux Engineer - Connectivity
VerkadaPhysical Security company
San Mateo, United States$180,000 - $300,000 USDSenior
First Round Capital
Sequoia Capital
Felicis Ventures
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Linse Capital
Alkeon Capital
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Senior Embedded Linux Engineer responsible for building and owning connectivity software and firmware.
- •Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform.
- •The Connectivity Team owns strategically critical products like Verkada Gateways, Verkada Security Trailers, and Quality Sensors, touching embedded firmware, cellular modems, Linux networking, cloud backend services, and the Command Frontend.
- •Key Responsibilities Build software and firmware for customer-shipped devices.
- •Own the full engineering cycle end to end, including scoping, architecture, design, and development.
- •Debug and solve complex technical problems with a focus on reliability and performance.
- •Collaborate with product management and cross-functional teams to ship features.
- •Mentor other engineers and contribute to other parts of the stack.
- •Requirements Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience. 4+ years of work experience in an embedded engineering role.
- •Proficient in C, C++ or Go.
- •Experience owning SW features or projects end to end with production launch is a plus.
- •Experience with Embedded Linux and common low-level interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART) is preferred.
- •Experience with networking and wireless communication protocols is preferred.
- •Experience programming in Go and Python is preferred.
- •Basic EE skills for reading schematics is preferred.
- •Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week.
Required skills
CC++GoLinuxGit
Nice-to-have skills
Python
Benefits & perks
100% employee premium coverage for healthcare, 80% family premium coverage for healthcare, Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage, Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options, Expanded mental health support, Paid parental leave policy, Fertility benefits, Paid holidays, Firmwide extended holidays, Flexible PTO, Personal sick time, Professional development stipend, Fertility Stipend, Wellness/fitness benefits, Healthy lunches provided daily, Commuter benefits
Tech stack
CC++GoLinuxPythonGit
