Staff / Principal

Verkada is seeking a founding Staff Engineer to lead the technical architecture of its next-generation Spatial Platform, rebuilding floor plans as a high-performance, interactive, and collaborative 3D engine. This greenfield role will architect a platform supporting 8+ product lines, solving geospatial projections and rendering thousands of interactive assets at 60 FPS.

• Design a high-performance rendering architecture for interactive geospatial visualization and precision editing with real-time vertex manipulation.
• Define the interaction model for spatial editing, including easing curves, snapping behavior, cursor states, and loading transitions.
• Optimize for sub-millisecond input latency using partial GPU buffer updates and custom shaders.
• Develop power-user tools like real-time 3D line-of-sight analysis, signal strength heatmaps, and AI-driven hardware placement suggestions.
• Own the client-side CRDT architecture (Yjs/Automerge-class) for offline-first, multi-user editing.

• 5+ years building complex, customer-facing web applications or high-performance graphics engines.
• Mastery of JavaScript fundamentals and React expertise (React Query, Zustand, etc.).
• CS degree or related field with strong data structures, memory management, and linear algebra intuition.
• Pixel-perfect execution and high bar for visual polish.
• Understanding of coordinate system conversions, geospatial projections, and 3D geometry.

• Experience with Deck.gl, MapLibre, Three.js, or raw WebGL/WebGPU.
• Experience with real-time sync architectures (Yjs, Automerge, or Operational Transforms).
• Proficiency in Canvas API, low-level buffer management, or custom shaders.
• Familiarity with PostGIS, vector tiling (MVT), and GIS workflows.

Estimated annual pay range: $185,000—$265,000 USD. Verkada offers comprehensive benefits including healthcare, paid parental leave, paid holidays, flexible PTO, mental health support, commuter benefits, fertility benefits, and daily healthy lunches.

Verkada sponsors employment visas for this role.