Verkada Inc.

Frontend Engineer - Access Control

Verkada Inc.$125K — $160K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field
  • 1+ years of industry software engineering experience
  • Proficient in JavaScript, including scoping, closures, and contexts
  • Strong understanding of React framework
  • Skilled in CSS and custom UI development
  • Architectural knowledge of custom components and cross-browser support
  • Familiarity with HTTP and practical debugging techniques
  • Experience with at least one server-side framework and one database system

Responsibilities

  • Focus on delivering best-in-class product experiences rather than just features
  • Translate vague product ideas into fully-fledged solutions
  • Develop intuitive user interfaces for the Command web platform using React
  • Lead projects from design through implementation
  • Collaborate across teams—product, design, and engineering—to create user-centric features

Benefits

  • Tailored healthcare programs with premium costs covered for the employee
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Expanded mental health support services
  • Generous paid parental leave and fertility benefits
  • Flexible paid time off and paid holidays
  • Professional development stipend to enhance career growth
  • Wellness and fitness program benefits
  • Daily healthy lunches
  • Commuter benefits to ease travel costs
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are a small, dynamic team focused on building cloud-managed access control systems. Access Control is our second major product line. Our Access Control solution allows users to manage their doors, schedules, and user credentials from virtually anywhere on their laptop or phone.

We consider our team a startup within a startup, with a fair amount of ownership and autonomy. You'll be working alongside a dynamic team of firmware, backend, and frontend engineers to develop this product line. Our teams are small but highly impactful. The products you build will be shape our vision and directly impact the customers who rely on our technology every day.
What You'll Do
  • You think about delivering best-in-class products and experiences - not features
  • You can take a less-than-fully-fleshed-out product idea and drive it to completion
  • Build best-in-class product experiences across our Command web platform (React)
  • Comfortable leading whole projects from design to implementation
  • Work cross-functionally with product, design, and the engineering team to create features that delight users and customers
What You Bring
  • Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field
  • 1+ years of industry software engineering experience
  • Skilled at JavaScript: Scoping, closures, contexts, prototypes, classes, etc
  • Strong understanding and experience using React
  • Skilled at CSS
  • Strong architectural understanding of custom components, custom UI, and cross-browser support
  • Eye for design, product details, and polish
  • Understanding of HTTP and practical debugging techniques
  • Working knowledge of at least one server-side framework and one database system
  • Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week
Culture and Values
  • Self-motivated problem solver: At Verkada, you will tackle large, complex problems with no clear answers.
  • Teach and learn: You will learn new technologies while being entrusted with the technical ownership of major systems, and we hope to learn something from you in turn.
  • Growth mindset: As a fast-growing startup, every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth, and we want you to grow with us!


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


Additional Information
  • 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).

Estimated Annual Pay Range

$125,000-$160,000 USD

About Verkada Inc.

Verkada Inc. is a technology company that specializes in security cameras and video surveillance systems. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Verkada's cameras are designed to be easy to install and use, and they offer features such as facial recognition and license plate recognition. The company's customers include schools, hospitals, and businesses. Verkada has raised over $140 million in funding to date and is backed by several venture capital firms.
Learn more about Verkada Inc.
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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