Frontend Engineer - Events and Notifications

Who We Are
Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms — provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform. Over 33,500 organizations, including 96 companies in the Fortune 500, across 93 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016 with more than $700M in funding raised to-date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.
About the Role
Verkada is the leading cloud-managed physical security platform, uniting hardware, software, and AI to deliver enterprise-scale security and insights. At the core of our mission is real-time intelligence, providing organizations with critical information to respond swiftly and stay safe.
The Events & Notifications team is the central nervous system of the Verkada platform. We own the full-stack infrastructure that processes, enriches, and delivers real-time events and alerts from our network of over millions of Verkada devices. We take on complex challenges to ensure that every critical event—from motion detection to door access—is delivered with unmatched speed, reliability, and precision. By continually advancing our technology, we ensure that our customers are instantly and securely notified of what matters most, exactly when it happens.
As a Frontend Engineer (Events & Notifications), your work will directly shape how we present millions of alerts to users. You'll own the web frontend experience for all events and notifications, designing intuitive interfaces for a high volume of time-sensitive data. By bringing intelligence into the alert response, you'll help ship features that enable smart, automated actions and streamlined security workflows.
What You’ll Do
Build scalable systems that deliver our event and notification experience to the end user, including alert creation and management
Create state of the art alert response workflow that prioritizes privacy while protecting people and properties
Comfortable leading whole projects from design to implementation with high degree of ownership
Work on cross-product functionality to enhance Verkada ecosystem
What You Bring
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, or similar technical field of study
2+ years of professional experience as a frontend/full stack engineer
Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks such as React.
Solid understanding of web fundamentals (HTML, CSS, DOM APIs, browser performance, accessibility).
Experience building reusable components, utilizing CSS pre-processors and building pixel perfect user interfaces
Experience with state management tools (Redux, MobX, etc.) and asynchronous programming
Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week
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
$130,000—$220,000 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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