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Verkada
About Verkada
Schools, hospitals and businesses use Verkada's video cameras, access control and sensors, all managed from one cloud console, so its security work runs from device firmware to the cloud. The security group hires at Staff+ level for product security, IT and corporate security, and Core Command, along with an embedded Linux security engineer, a device security backend engineer, an IAM platform engineer and a GRC engineer. Every role is in San Mateo, California.
Typical pay, live
, CyberJobs.cc shows 9 security openings at Verkada, and their stated salaries usually fall between $225k and $300k a year (midpoint $250k).
Verkada security openings
Read 11 Nov 2026, 15:57 UTC- $200,000–$250,000/yr
- $200,000–$300,000/yr
Staff+ Software Engineer, Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 2mo agoDetails
$200,000–$300,000/yrSecurity Software Engineering Intern 2027 (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 2mo agoDetails
$55–$65/hrStaff+ Security Engineer, Core Command (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 4mo agoDetails
$200,000–$300,000/yr- $200,000–$300,000/yr
Staff Backend Engineer - Device Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 5mo agoDetails
$200,000–$300,000/yrStaff+ Security Engineer, IT and Corporate Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 5mo agoDetails
$200,000–$300,000/yrEmbedded Linux Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 1y+ agoDetails
$130,000–$280,000/yr
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Working at Verkada
Verkada was founded in 2016, is headquartered in San Mateo, California and is venture-backed; in 2024 it settled an FTC case that followed a 2021 breach of its camera systems. Its security postings state $225k–$300k/yr typically (median $250k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings9 open roles at Verkada, confirmed on its careers system 11 Nov 2026.
On-site San Mateo roles and a 2027 security software engineering internship.
Everything is at its San Mateo, California headquarters.
Salaries at Verkada
From its open postings · 11 Nov 2026Midpoint $250k/yr, across 9 postings with a salary range. Stated salaries range from $114k/yr to $300k/yr.
Computed from 9 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours).
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 6 | $216k–$300k/yr | $300k/yr |
| AppSec | 1 | $200k–$300k/hr1 rate | $300k/yr |
| GRC | 1 | $200k–$250k/hr1 rate | $250k/yr |
| IAM | 1 | $200k–$300k/hr1 rate | $300k/yr |
Verkada's best-paid open roles
Sort all 9 by salary- $200,000–$300,000/yr
Staff+ Software Engineer, Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 2mo agoDetails
$200,000–$300,000/yrStaff+ Security Engineer, Core Command (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 4mo agoDetails
$200,000–$300,000/yr- $200,000–$300,000/yr
Staff Backend Engineer - Device Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Mateo, CA United States· 5mo agoDetails
$200,000–$300,000/yr
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Verkada: common questions
What salary does Verkada offer security staff?
Verkada's security postings usually state $225k–$300k/yr, centred on $250k/yr, going by the 9 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $114k/yr and the highest $300k/yr.
What sort of company is Verkada?
Verkada was founded in 2016, is headquartered in San Mateo, California and is venture-backed; in 2024 it settled an FTC case that followed a 2021 breach of its camera systems.
What is it like to work in security at Verkada?
Its security postings state $225k–$300k/yr typically (median $250k/yr). As a software company, its in-house team protects its product, customers and staff.
What kind of employment are Verkada's security roles?
On-site San Mateo roles and a 2027 security software engineering internship.
Where are Verkada's security jobs based?
Everything is at its San Mateo, California headquarters.
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