Camera Image & Video Quality Engineer San Mateo, CA United States Software Engin

Job description

Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms — provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform.

Over 33,500 organizations, including 96 companies in the Fortune 500, across 93 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments.

Founded in 2016 with more than $700M in funding raised to-date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.

About the Role

We’re looking for a software engineer passionate about camera image processing to help deliver best-in-class image and video quality.

In this role, you’ll develop and optimize imaging pipeline components—such as focus, exposure, white balance, tone mapping, and noise reduction—and work closely with hardware, firmware, and computer vision teams to push the boundaries of camera performance.

You’ll evaluate image quality through lab and field testing, provide data-driven insights, and build features that directly impact the user experience.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone excited to shape the future of camera systems.

What You'll Do

• Develop image processing algorithms across the camera pipeline (e.g., auto-exposure, white balance, tone mapping) using C++ and Python.
  
  
• Design scalable software solutions to support image quality (IQ) tuning, evaluation, and automation.
  
  
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and computer vision teams to integrate and validate image and video quality end-to-end.
  
  
• Build robust testing infrastructure and evaluation protocols to ensure consistent IQ performance across camera models and lighting conditions.
  
  
• Analyze image and video quality metrics, conduct lab and field testing, and apply data-driven insights to continuously enhance the visual experience.
  
  

What You Bring

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Vision, or a related field.
  
  
• 3+ years of software development experience, with a strong foundation in systems programming.
  
  
• Proficiency in C++.
  
  
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proven ability to learn quickly and work independently.
  
  
• Excellent communication and documentation skills; comfortable collaborating across cross-functional teams.
  
  
• Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of optics, image sensors, ISP algorithms, and tuning parameters.
  
  
• Experience evaluating image quality characteristics such as Auto Exposure (AE), Auto Focus (AF), and Auto White Balance (AWB).
  
  
• Familiarity with photography lab equipment and hands-on experience operating camera systems in a lab environment.
  
  
• Background in developing on-device software for IoT systems.
  
  
• Prior involvement in ISP tuning for production camera systems.
  
  
• Ability to assess image quality both objectively and subjectively—evaluating noise, sharpness, color accuracy, and overall visual performance.
  
  

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
• Fertility Stipend
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily

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).

$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.

Required Skill Profession

Media And Communication Equipment Workers