Job Description
Verkada is seeking an Engineering Manager/Tech Lead Manager to lead a growing team and ensure the reliability and usability of its 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 Verkada's infrastructure. Expertise in AWS and Kubernetes is essential, along with the ability to mentor, delegate, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Build and lead the team through effective recruitment, mentoring, and leadership.
- Manage cross-functional collaboration with other engineering and security teams to develop best practices and standards for backend developers.
- Hands-on involvement to guide the team, but delegate technical tasks, ensuring engineers have the support and leadership needed to execute.
- Provide strategic direction to improve the reliability, scalability and security of our system.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience in managing, leading, and inspiring a team of engineers, including hiring, retaining, and managing performance.
- 5+ 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.
Verkada offers:
- Healthcare programs with premiums 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