Engineering Manager - Storage Systems

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 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 systems that manage video data directly on the camera. Our mandate is to guarantee unmatched reliability, endurance, and security of 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. As the Engineering Manager for Storage Systems, you will lead a highly technical team responsible for the software and infrastructure powering Verkada’s on-camera storage stack. You will partner closely with Hardware, Firmware, Streaming, Cloud Infrastructure, and Product teams to define and execute the roadmap for next-generation storage technologies across our camera platform. This role combines deep technical leadership with people management. You will help scale a high-performing systems engineering team while driving architecture, reliability, and operational excellence across embedded storage systems and distributed backup infrastructure. We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires onsite presence at our HQ in San Mateo, CA. What You'll Do Build and lead the team through effective recruitment, mentoring, and leadership. Build amazing, delightful products that win the market. Work with Product Managers and Hardware Team to chart roadmaps. Plan and drive project execution. Drive product quality, reliability, and user experience. Work cross-functionally with other product teams to enhance our products and extend the power of the Verkada platform. What You Bring BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field. 8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience leading or managing high-performing infrastructure or systems teams. Strong expertise in systems programming using C/C++, with additional experience in Go or other higher-level languages preferred. Deep understanding of low-level systems concepts including file systems, flash storage technologies, memory management, Linux kernel internals, device drivers, and embedded systems. Experience debugging complex storage or operating system issues in production environments. Familiarity with technologies such as Yocto, eBPF, MMC protocols, ext4, UBIFS, or related storage subsystems. Strong architectural and operational experience building reliable, scalable distributed systems. Experience with cloud infrastructure and backend systems (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar) is a strong plus. Demonstrated success driving technical strategy while managing execution ac