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System Software Engineer - Storage

United States, San Mateo 130000.00 - 280000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 18, 2026
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The Storage team owns the distributed infrastructure that transforms every Verkada camera into an intelligent, self-contained recording device. We are the experts in edge storage, responsible for designing and optimizing the system that manages video data directly on the camera. Our mandate is to guarantee the unmatched reliability, endurance, and security of the local storage media, ensuring video is preserved instantly and securely, even during network outages. We deliver the efficiency required to store petabytes of high-quality video across millions of deployed cameras, making sure every byte is stored reliably and accessible instantly.

Job Responsibility

  • Own the camera storage stack that enables storage of big AI models and large video files, while simultaneously maximizing storage utilization and reliability
  • Collaborate with the Hardware team and external storage vendors to define and validate the next generation of flash storage systems
  • Innovate by designing new storage systems that maximize company’s goals across multiple dimensions like hardware cost, endurance, throughput
  • Own storage reliability metrics, using data to drive system improvements
  • Strategize with the Streaming team to develop innovative solutions for superior video retention

Requirements

  • BS/MS in Computer Science (or similar degree)
  • Over 5 years of software development experience in C
  • Experience in higher-level languages such as C++ or Go considered an asset
  • Strong familiarity with low-level systems topics, including file system layout, memory management, the Yocto build system, device drivers, kernel debugging, eBPF, and the MMC protocol

Nice to have

Backend development experience in distributed systems, containerization and microservices (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar)

What we offer

  • 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

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