Security Software Engineering Intern 2027

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect people and places through an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered security platform. The Security Software Engineering Intern will work with the Backend Engineering team to build scalable distributed systems, develop security software and APIs, and collaborate cross-functionally on products used globally.

What you'll do:

• Build scalable distributed systems capable of handling high traffic from 100s of thousands of devices deployed around the world
• Work with high concurrency key-value storage systems (Redis, DynamoDB)
• Work with Postgres relational databases
• Work with logging and message passing technologies like Kafka and SQS
• Deploy services via Terraform and Kubernetes
• Develop large scale systems to interact with and configure products remotely
• Define and improve low-latency, high-throughput, high-reliability microservice architectures
• Design and develop features incorporating cutting edge computer vision
• Design clean APIs and implement them using Python and/or Go

What they're looking for:

• **Ability to work at Verkada HQ during winter or summer 2027**
• Actively pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study and graduating by June 2028
• Prior internship experience developing and launching products
• Familiar with: Python or Golang, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, AWS, Docker, etc
• Comfortable working in an agile team software development environment
• Familiar with REST APIs and Linux servers are a plus

Benefits:

• 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.
• Monthly housing stipend in addition to a competitive hourly wage
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Daily lunch catered onsite
• Complimentary barista-made drinks
• Fully stocked snacks
• Intern-exclusive events and mixers, including opportunities to connect with other interns across different teams
• Cross-functional collaboration opportunities, giving you real exposure to how teams work together at Verkada
• Lunch & Learns with company executives — hear directly from leaders and gain insight into building a successful career