Verkada, a pioneer in cloud-managed enterprise building security and management announced the opening of its new engineering hub in Krakow, Poland, the eighth new office Verkada has opened over the last two years. 

This new hub is a critical extension of our global team as we build cutting-edge hardware and software products that protect organisations' people and property,” said Martin Hunt, CTO of Verkada. “As our Poland-based team scales up, they will work on end-to-end systems, fully owning products from ideation and design to prototyping and iteration to mass production.”  

Product offerings

Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's product offerings span video security cameras, door-based access control, environmental sensors, alarms, guest, and mailroom management, providing unparalleled visibility through a single cloud-based software platform. 

Currently, the platform is trusted by more than 14,000 organisations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500.  

Series D funding

In September, Verkada announced the close of its $205 million Series D funding at a $3.2 billion valuation, doubling its valuation from its Series C fundraising in January 2019. Verkada pledged to use the latest infusion of capital to hire across all functions and continue its geographic expansion, the Engineering Hub in Poland is evidence of this in action. 

Verkada has already started the recruiting process in Poland and is hiring firmware developers, backend engineers, embedded software engineers, and others to join the team.

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