We're looking for a Staff Frontend Engineer to build advanced UI components that power Verkada’s AI-driven intrusion detection and video monitoring systems. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you'll help design the next generation of real-time security interfaces—maps, alerts, timelines, and more—that protect people and places across the globe.
You’ll work on a small, fast-moving team with product, design, and full-stack engineers. The Alarms team operates like a startup within Verkada: high ownership, fast iterations, and meaningful product impact. We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires you to be onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.
What You’ll Do- Build rich, responsive web interfaces (React) that drive real-time security workflows
- Architect scalable, reliable frontend systems and help evolve our UI platform
- Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver end-to-end features
- Lead technical decisions and mentor other engineers on best practices
- Dive into the backend when needed to shape APIs and support full-stack work
- 7–10+ years of experience building production-grade web applications
- Expertise in JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks (preferably React)
- Strong understanding of UI architecture, performance, and browser behavior
- A product mindset—you care deeply about UX and building polished, usable tools
- Solid debugging skills and comfort working with APIs and asynchronous systems
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
- Experience with TypeScript
- Familiarity with Go or backend development patterns
- Exposure to AWS infrastructure or cloud-based deployments
- Interest in AI-driven products, real-time systems, or physical security platforms
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
- Professional development stipend
- Fertility Stipend
- Wellness/fitness benefits
- Healthy lunches provided daily
- Commuter benefits
- 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).
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.
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