Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce Platform

San Mateo, CA, United States

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.

Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full‑time employees.

As a member of our Business Systems Engineering team, you will build or improve tools that are used daily by Go‑to‑Market teams. Our goal is to find bottlenecks and friction points, and drive process improvements as well as come up with technical solutions. Our team is the custodian of data that is used by sales, order, finance, support teams. We emphasize automation over operation, metrics over anecdotes, iteration over perfection and being proactive over responsive.

We are committed to a thriving in‑office culture. This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.

• Collaborate with a team of engineers to implement new features, optimize existing systems for usability, and scale data pipelines for growth.
• Lead other engineers in team initiatives and projects.
• Decide when to build from scratch versus leveraging existing tools or external solutions.
• Implement integrations with third‑party software.
• Support the business requirements of many departments and prioritize work based on impact and cost.
• Comfortably learn new systems and APIs quickly to make informed decisions about whether to adopt and implement new technologies.
• Develop customer empathy to propose improvements to systems.
• Lead projects from ideation to release.
• Help and mentor junior engineers.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, from a top program preferred.
• 8+ years of professional experience.
• Shipped customer‑facing products or internal tools in the past.
• Flexible and adaptive in a fast‑paced startup environment.
• Passion for observability and reliability.
• In‑depth expertise in Salesforce and strong ability to develop using Salesforce‑specific technologies like Lightning Web Components or Salesforce Lightning Design System.
• 5+ years of experience working on the Salesforce platform.

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 paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time.
• Fertility stipend.
• Wellness/fitness benefits.
• Healthy lunches provided daily.

• We 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.

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. This estimate can vary based on the factors described above, so the actual starting base pay may be above or below this range. Base pay is also just one component of Verkada’s total rewards package.

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).

Estimated Salary Range

Base: $130,000 – $280,000 USD (annual)

Annual On‑Target Earnings (OTE) range for full‑time employees for this position: $130,000 – $280,000 USD.

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.