Verkada

cloud physical security

SeniorEngineeringManagerClientsPlatform

$220–315k San Mateo, California, United States
The Brief

“Senior Engineering Manager - Clients Platform at Verkada. Skills: engineering management, Platform team leadership, React, Native Mobile ecosystems, architectural shifts, Design System implementation, CI/CD infrastructure. Lead the multi-quarter effort to modularize our Web (React) and Mobile (Native) codebases. Define the future of our client-side stack, evaluating and driving adoption of new technologies”

What You'll Achieve.

support a rapidly growing engineering org; ensure that 'Quality by Default' is a reality for every frontend and mobile engineer in the company; align the platform roadmap with Verkada’s aggressive product expansion goals

Industry & Context.

cloud physical security
Problems you'll solve

challenge architectural decisions; balance long-term technical health with immediate product needs

Eligibility Requirements

5-days-per-week onsite collaboration, sponsorship of employment visas

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years of experience in engineering management, experience managing other managers or leads, led 'Platform, 'Core, ' or 'Infrastructure' teams where your primary customers were other engineers, Extensive experience with React on the web, understanding of Native Mobile (Swift/Kotlin) ecosystems, successfully led large-scale architectural shifts, such as moving from a monolith to a modularized architecture or implementing a company-wide Design System, 5-days-per-week onsite collaboration, thrive in a fast-paced environment where you must balance long-term technical health with immediate product needs, BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field

What You'll Do.

Lead the multi-quarter effort to modularize our Web (React) and Mobile (Native) codebases

Define the future of our client-side stack

evaluating and driving adoption of new technologies

Manage and mentor a team of 15-20 engineers (including tech leads and managers)

Own the Verkada Design System and CI/CD infrastructure

Dive deep into technical designs

Challenge architectural decisions

Partner with the Director of Core Platform and other stakeholders to align the platform roadmap

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

manage a team of 15-20 engineers (including tech leads and managers); Partner with the Director of Core Platform and other stakeholders

Process & Methodology

Lead the multi-quarter effort to modularize our Web (React) and Mobile (Native) codebases, define the vision for how Verkada's software feels, performs, and scales, align the platform roadmap with Verkada’s aggressive product expansion goals

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