Verkada · 2 weeks ago
Staff Frontend Engineer - Interactive Maps
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $265K/yr
7+ years expVerkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. The Staff Frontend Engineer will be a founding member of a new team to build a collaborative, offline-first visual floor plan editor, working closely with Product and Design to develop great user experiences.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareInternet of ThingsPhysical SecuritySmart Building
Responsibilities
Build a sync engine for an offline-first collaborative editor
Implement a visually engaging editor for our security deployment experts, aiding them in planning, deploying, and configuring Verkada’s wide range of hardware product offerings
Develop visually engaging power-user features, such as camera line-of-sight analysis and AI feature range tooling, useful for analyzing deployments in complex, real-world environments
Experiment with cutting-edge browser features to find their opportunities and limitations
Mentor teammates on frontend best practices and architectural patterns
Qualification
Required
7+ years of industry software engineering experience
Degree in Computer Science (or Engineering equivalent)
Mastery of JavaScript: Scoping, closures, contexts, prototypes, classes, etc
React expertise, including common state and data libraries (React Query, Zustand, etc.)
Thorough understanding of coordinate system conversions and projections
Eye for design, product details, and polish
Preferred
Working knowledge of at least one server-side framework and one database system
Experience with real-time collaborative applications
Understanding of offline-first architectures (CRDTs, Operational Transforms)
Experience with 2D graphics libraries (Canvas API, Konva.js, or similar)
WebGL or GPU programming experience
GIS experience (PostGIS, QGIS, ArcGIS, or web mapping libraries)
Benefits
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
Company
Verkada
A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada protects people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform.
1001-5000 employees
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2025 (80)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$814.3MKey Investors
CapitalGGeneral CatalystAlkeon Capital
2025-12-03Series Unknown· $20M
2025-09-01Debt Financing· $150M
2025-02-19Series E· $200M
Leadership Team
Filip Kaliszan
Founder & CEO
Benjamin Bercovitz
Co-founder
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