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Verkada’s device security team has an important mission–empower the company to build the safest physical security products in the world. We are directly responsible for the development of important defensive security measures that run on all Verkada devices. We help maintain and expand security testing infrastructure that constantly evaluates devices for security vulnerabilities. And we help the company build stronger and more resilient products through our offensive security evaluation efforts. If you’re interested in firmware and like having a huge impact, we want to hear from you!
What You'll Do- Explore innovative solutions to enable Verkada business instead of “Security says No”.
- Build out new features in our main on-device security component.
- Work with other engineering product teams to ensure Verkada Linux is integrated into their firmware deliverables.
- Maintain physical device security infrastructure, such as the offline secure boot code signing facility and device security testing robots.
- Secure the firmware supply chain by building tools to check dependencies are up to date and vulnerabilities are patched.
- Help mentor other engineers, and learn everything you can about embedded IoT security.
- Contribute to other parts of the team (cloud, backend, offensive testing), should that interest you.
- 10+ years developing Linux applications, preferably for embedded systems, and preferably in C, C++, or Go.
- Past experience in multiple domains, such as: register-level hardware, bus architectures, device drivers, operating systems, system applications, networking, and wireless protocols.
- Strong understanding and experience in systems architecture, and comfortable in multiple areas, such as: register-level hardware, bus architectures, device drivers, operating systems, client, applications, networks & networking protocols, radio,
- Strong knowledge of the Linux operating system, including important commands & files.
- Have worked in an agile team environment.
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. (Non-traditional backgrounds are OK to apply as well!)
- Yocto, openwrt, or other embedded Linux build systems. (preferred)
- Interest or working knowledge of cryptography. (preferred)
- Experience with Linux kernel patches, security focused programming, low-level system components, bootloaders, kernel modules, or secure boot. (preferred)
- Familiarity with various electrical interfaces such as SPI, I2C, JTAG, MMC, etc. and test equipment like oscilloscopes.(preferred)
- Hacker mindset, or interest in knowing more. (preferred)
- Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week
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
- 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.
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).
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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Verkada Inc San Mateo, California, USA Office
406 E. 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA, United States, 94401
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