Senior Embedded Engineer - Cameras BSP
- Salary
- $130,000 - $300,000
- Level
- Senior
- Visa
- Sponsors visas
Not stated in the posting: work type.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Who We Are
Verkada's standard text
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, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.
Verkada's standard text
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.
What You'll Do
- Work cross-functionally with hardware team to develop camera features in C/C++ and Python.
- Lead code reviews, debugging, and bug fixes.
- Experiment/test with new development boards.
- Make regular contributions to existing code base to push new features OTA on a frequent basis.
What You Bring
- BS/MS in Computer Science (or similar degree)
- 5 years of experience of full-time Embedded Software development
- Proficient in at least one system programming language, such as C, C++, Golang, Rust
- Minimal of 2 years of full-time system software development for Linux-based platform
- Great knowledge on modern operating systems and computer architecture
- Familiar with Bash scripts and Python
- Good communication & documentation skills
- Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week
Nice to Have
- Experience in development of on-device software for cloud-connected devices
- Familiar with Linux Kernel development
- Familiar with Bootloader development
US Employee Benefits
Verkada's standard text
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
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
$130,000—$300,000 USD
Verkada's standard text
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.
Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Bash · C · Linux Kernel · Rust
Rare in Verkada's other 151 open postings.
Standard for embedded / hardware roles
C++ · Embedded Systems · Python
Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.
68% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Verkada's standard text, folded away below.
Read against Verkada's other open postings on this site.
The team: Cameras
This role is one of 18 open in Cameras.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
C++ (15 of 18), Linux (14 of 18), Embedded Systems (12 of 18), Golang (11 of 18), C (7 of 18), Linux Kernel (7 of 18), Python (7 of 18)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Embedded Engineer - Camera Platform posted Sep 18
- Embedded Engineering Manager - Storage Systems posted Sep 18
- Senior Embedded Engineer - Command Connector posted Sep 11
- Senior Frontend Engineer - Streaming posted Sep 4
- Embedded Engineer - Streaming posted Sep 3
- Senior Systems Engineer - Streaming posted Jul 29
- Senior Software Engineer - Command Connector posted Jun 10
- Engineering Manager - Storage Systems posted May 22
- Software Engineering Manager - Search posted Apr 28
- Director of Firmware Engineering, Cameras posted Mar 20
- Senior Software Engineer – Storage Systems posted Mar 2
- Senior Embedded Engineer - Camera Firmware posted Jan 29
- Staff Backend Engineer - Streaming posted Nov 10
- Senior Software Engineer - Computer Vision posted Nov 10
- Senior Software Engineer - C++ posted Nov 10
- Senior Systems Engineer - Camera Platform posted Nov 10
- Software Engineer - Imaging Systems posted Nov 10
From the team and dates on Verkada's own job board.
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