Principal Architect, AI Ecosystem & Partner Integrations

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 Its 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 to hire a Principal Architect, AI Ecosystem & Partner Integrations to define the technical architecture, integration patterns, and development standards for third-party integrations into the Verkada platform.

This role will work closely with the broader Partner Integrations team to support and maintain strong technical relationships with each integration partner. The Principal Architect will help ensure partner integrations are well-designed, stable, secure, supportable, and continuously validated as both Verkada and partner platforms evolve.

A key responsibility will be establishing the technical standards and best practices used across Verkada’s partner integration ecosystem This includes source control standards, code review practices, API usage guidelines, documentation expectations, security practices, reusable design patterns, testing requirements, and overall development best practices

The Principal Architect will also help drive these standards throughout the Field organization so customer-facing technical teams are building consistent, supportable, and scalable solutions.

This role will create the tools, frameworks, and reference architectures that make it easier for partners and field teams to build with Verkada This includes developer toolkits, API wrappers, sample code, validation automation, integration templates, reference architectures, and “art of the possible” demos that help partners move from concept to MVP quickly while giving the Field practical examples they can use with customers.

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