Shape the video streaming experience for millions as a Senior Frontend Engineer at Verkada.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Verkada integrates AI to enhance video security and user experiences.
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Frontend Engineer will focus on enhancing the web frontend for video streaming, ensuring seamless playback and robust user experiences for millions of users. Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern frameworks like React is essential, along with a solid grasp of web fundamentals and scalable architectures. This position is ideal for experienced engineers with a passion for design and usability, particularly those who have a background in video streaming technologies. The Streaming team is integral to Verkada's mission, working on cutting-edge solutions in a rapidly growing company.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 5, 2026. Last confirmed on Verkada's careers page October 29, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Frontend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 21% of 33 comparable senior frontend roles in United States that list React we track (median $186,065 across 21 companies). See React salary trends
- React appears in 74.1% of 58 comparable senior frontend roles in United States; JavaScript appears in 50% of 58 comparable senior frontend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Verkada lists $175,000–$275,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Senior Frontend Engineer - Streaming role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: JavaScript, React, TypeScript.
- Does Verkada sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Verkada targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Frontend Engineer - Streaming role at Verkada.
From the original posting
Who We Are
About the Role
The Streaming team owns the full-stack infrastructure powering the video experience for over 1.4M Verkada cameras. We take on complex streaming challenges to deliver live and recorded video with unmatched speed, reliability, and security. By continually advancing our technology, we ensure that every frame—whether live or months old—is always available instantly, seamlessly, and securely.
As a Frontend Engineer (Video Streaming), your work will directly shape how millions of people rely on video every day to stay safe. You’ll own the web frontend streaming experience, ensuring that videos play seamlessly with industry-leading reliability and security. At the same time, you’ll help simplify our streaming stack and ship features like History Player Search.
What You'll Do
- Lead development of core frontend features across our dashboard, video playback, and device management experiences.
- Partner with designers and product managers to bring intuitive, high-polish user experiences to life.
- Drive technical decisions around architecture, frameworks, performance, and best practices.
- Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate backend, infrastructure and cross-functional teams e.g. design/product to deliver efficient, scalable and delightful user experiences.
- Continuously improve UI performance, accessibility, and maintainability.
What You Bring
- BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field.
- 4+ years of experience building and shipping production web applications.
- 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 scalable, maintainable frontend architectures.
- Passion for great design, usability, and delivering customer-delighting products.
- Bonus: experience with video streaming, codecs like H.264, real-time data, or playback technologies like WebCodecs.
- 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
- 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
Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
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