Senior Quality Assurance Manager - Cameras Firmware (Remote)

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Manager - Cameras Firmware (Remote) to lead our new Cameras Firmware Quality group at Verkada. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the core reliability of our camera fleet, which is essential for our integrated, AI-powered platform. As a leader, you will not only manage a team but also actively participate in architecting our Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) automation infrastructure from the ground up. This role is pivotal in enabling our camera team to ship code faster and with greater confidence.

What You'll Do

• Leadership & Team Building: Recruit, hire, and mentor a high-performing group of automation software engineers and QA specialists to assist with manual validation.
• Strategic Oversight: Own the end-to-end quality verification of our camera products, acting as the final gatekeeper for firmware and system validation prior to deployment.
• Lab Management: Oversee the design, procurement, and management of the physical camera test lab and HIL environments.
• Test Automation & Infrastructure (Hands-On): Design and build a scalable Hardware-in-the-Loop test automation system from scratch.
• Framework & SDK Development: Create the core infrastructure, test primitives, and SDKs necessary for test execution and reporting.
• Test Development: Lead the creation of automated test suites targeting embedded device functionality, network edge cases, and continuous integration pipelines.
• Firmware Validation & Test Strategy: Oversee comprehensive test case creation, tracking, oversight, and coverage metrics.
• Performance Monitoring & Post-Deployment: Accountable for product performance monitoring in the field post-deployment.

Requirements

• Proven track record in building a hardware/firmware QA team and a test automation system from scratch.
• Deep experience working with connected IP cameras or similar video streaming IoT products.
• Highly hands-on with automation and deep proficiency in Python, C/C++, or similar languages.
• Extensive experience designing physical HIL test rigs and working with microcontrollers.
• Previous experience managing and mentoring a team of QA engineers.
• Strong understanding of Embedded Linux/RTOS and networking protocols.
• Experience defining QA metrics and analyzing field telemetry.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Image Quality (IQ) testing and optical lab setups.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions and GitLab CI.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $200,000 to $315,000 annually.
• Comprehensive healthcare programs with 100% premium coverage for employees.
• Flexible PTO and paid parental leave policy.
• Professional development stipend and wellness/fitness benefits.
• Daily healthy lunches provided and commuter benefits.

Join us as a Senior Quality Assurance Manager - Cameras Firmware (Remote) and contribute to transforming how organizations protect their people and places. Apply now to be part of our innovative team!