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Who We Are 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. 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. About the Role We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a new team focused on building AI agents that improve engineering velocity, reliability, and developer experience across the company. This team will operate with a 0→1 charter inside our Infrastructure / DevX organization, developing agentic systems that automate workflows such as CI failure triage, autonomous deployments, incident response, and proactive bug detection. The work will have a broad impact across all engineering teams by reducing toil and enabling faster iteration. This role is both strategic and hands-on: you will define the roadmap, build and grow the team, and actively contribute to prototyping and development. What You'll Do Make every engineer more productive by eliminating repetitive workflows through AI agents Define and own the agent roadmap: what to automate, in what order, and how to measure success Build and lead a small, high-impact team of engineers Contribute hands-on to prototyping, coding, and unblocking technical challenges Establish evaluation frameworks for agent performance (golden tasks, regression sets, replay, LLM-as-judge) Partner closely with Infrastructure, Security, and DevX teams to integrate agents into core workflows Drive high engineering standards through design docs, RFCs, and strong execution What You Bring 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in engineering management Proven experience shipping production systems, including agentic or automation-heavy workflows Strong hands-on coding ability in Python, Go, or TypeScript Experience building systems that interact with APIs, tools, and external services (not just prompt-based interfaces) Demonstrated ability to define metrics and evaluate system performance rigorously Experience writing clear technical design documents and driving alignment Nice to Have Experience building or managing developer tooling or internal platforms Familiarity with agent frameworks or orchestration systems Experience in monorepo environments Startup or early-stage team experience (0→1 or small team scaling) US Employee Benefits 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 $200,000 — $340,000 USD 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 .

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This role is both strategic and hands-on: you will define the roadmap, build and grow the team, and actively contribute to prototyping and development.
Make every engineer more productive by eliminating repetitive workflows through AI agents
Define and own the agent roadmap: what to automate, in what order, and how to measure success
Build and lead a small, high-impact team of engineers
Contribute hands-on to prototyping, coding, and unblocking technical challenges
Establish evaluation frameworks for agent performance (golden tasks, regression sets, replay, LLM-as-judge)
Partner closely with Infrastructure, Security, and DevX teams to integrate agents into core workflows
Drive high engineering standards through design docs, RFCs, and strong execution
7+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in engineering management
Proven experience shipping production systems, including agentic or automation-heavy workflows
Strong hands-on coding ability in Python, Go, or TypeScript
Experience building systems that interact with APIs, tools, and external services (not just prompt-based interfaces)

Nice-to-haves

Experience building or managing developer tooling or internal platforms
Familiarity with agent frameworks or orchestration systems
Experience in monorepo environments
Startup or early-stage team experience (0→1 or small team scaling)
US Employee Benefits
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
Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
Expanded mental health support
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

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