Engineering Manager, Spatial Maps Platform

Verkada; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Flexible PTO

Healthy meals

Job summary

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform of video security, access control, sensors, and more. You will lead Atlas Maps, building the V1 of our spatial system, defining standards for multi-editor collaboration across Verkada’s product suite.

You will architect a modular platform, craft SDKs/APIs for 8+ product teams, and guide data pipelines turning blueprints, CAD, and high-res imagery into clean vector

Qualifications

• Experience building zero-to-one platforms for maps or graphics systems.
• Strong ability to translate vision into shipping features within weeks.
• Proficient in modern frontend architectures and performance considerations.
• Experience with ML/ETL pipelines for unstructured data.

Responsibilities

• Own initial delivery of image pipeline and editing protocols.
• Design modular, plugin-based architecture; define SDKs and APIs for 8+ product teams.
• Oversee data ingestion of blueprints, CAD files, and high-res imagery using ML and automation.
• Build the Atlas team (4–6 engineers) and establish engineering culture.

Skills

Execution Bias

Strategic Communication

UI/Frontend Expertise

Data Pipeline & ML

React

WebGL/WebGPU

Swift/Kotlin

Tools

React

WebGL/WebGPU

Swift

Kotlin

Job description

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform of video security, access control, sensors, and more. You will lead Atlas Maps, building the V1 of our spatial system, defining standards for multi-editor collaboration across Verkada’s product suite.

You will architect a modular platform, craft SDKs/APIs for 8+ product teams, and guide data pipelines turning blueprints, CAD, and high-res imagery into clean vector