Frontend Engineer - Design Systems

Who We Are

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect 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 video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms and visitor management.

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

San Mateo, CA, United States

We are looking for an experienced front‑end engineer to join our core engineering group, focusing on Design Systems and UI architecture. You will build, scale and maintain the foundational component library that powers our enterprise applications and act as a bridge between Design and Engineering, partnering closely with over eight product teams.

• Evolve the Design System: Collaborate with engineering leadership to develop and scale a centralized, React‑based component library, ensuring it remains highly reusable and easy to consume.
• Bridge Design and Engineering: Work closely with the Product Design team to translate design visions and Figma tokens into pixel‑perfect, interactive web components.
• Empower product engineering: Support, mentor and collaborate with engineers across multiple product teams, driving system adoption and best practices.
• Champion Accessibility (a11y): Advocate for and implement strict WCAG accessibility standards across all shared components.
• Ensure UI Quality and Performance: Write comprehensive automated tests (unit, visual regression) and optimize UI rendering for complex single‑page applications.
• Drive Documentation and Tooling: Maintain excellent documentation (e.g., Storybook) and usage guidelines to simplify component discovery and implementation.
• Contribute to the Broader Platform: Ensure the design system integrates seamlessly into our micro‑frontend architecture and contribute to core front‑end tooling and infrastructure.

• 4+ years of front‑end web development focused on UI/UX.
• Expertise with modern web technologies, specifically React, Type Script, and styling solutions (CSS‑in‑JS, CSS Modules).
• Proven track record of building, maintaining or significantly contributing to design systems, component libraries or comprehensive UI frameworks.
• Tooling proficiency with Storybook and similar documentation tools.
• Accessibility focus and knowledge of ARIA, WCAG and how to build compliant components.
• Design fluency through collaboration with designers and understanding of design tokens, typography, layout systems and responsive design.
• Degree in Computer Science, HCI or a related field.

• Comprehensive healthcare plans with 100% employee and 80% family premium coverage.
• Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Expanded mental health support.
• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits.
• Generous paid holidays, extended holidays and flexible PTO.
• Wellness and fitness benefits.
• Healthy lunches provided daily.

$185,000 – $265,000 USD

Verkada is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.