Staff Frontend Engineer - Interactive Maps

Who We Are

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.

Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.

About the Role

We are actively looking for a founding member of a new team to build a collaborative, offline-first visual floor plan editor. This is a next-generation tool for planning and managing the security infrastructure of complex multi-building campuses

Join a small dynamic team that loves learning and applying the newest frontend technologies to create a beautiful realtime editing surface.

You will work closely with Product and Design to develop great user experiences -- not just features -- and to help build and scale a web-based platform that will support a suite of connected devices for enterprise customers at scale.

What You'll Do

• 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

What You Bring

• 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

Nice to Haves

These will set you apart as a candidate, but not required.

• 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)

Additional Information:

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification listed above. We're looking for senior engineers who can tackle complex problems and are excited about the specific challenges of this role, and we know that great candidates come from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Sponsorship Eligibility:

• We 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.

US Employee Benefits:

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

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).

Estimated Annual Pay Range

$185,000 - $265,000 USD

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

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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