Lead Frontend Engineer, Design Systems

Verkada Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Vision & dental coverage

HSA contributions

Mental health support

Parental leave

Paid holidays & PTO

Wellness benefits

Free lunches

Job summary

Verkada is seeking an experienced frontend engineer to join our core engineering group in San Mateo, focusing on Design Systems and UI architecture. You will build, scale, and maintain the foundational component library powering our enterprise apps and bridge Design with Engineering across 8+ product teams.

You’ll evolve UI architecture, tokens, and ensure accessible, performant interfaces within a large microfrontend ecosystem. This role centers on Platform UI and collaboration with Design.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of frontend web development experience with a strong UI/UX focus.
• Expertise with React, TypeScript, and modern styling (CSS-in-JS, CSS Modules).
• Proven track record in design systems, component libraries, or UI frameworks.
• Deep experience with Storybook and component-driven development.
• Accessibility (ARIA, WCAG) and building inclusive components.
• Design fluency with tokens, typography, layouts, and responsive design.
• Degree in Computer Science, HCI, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Evolve the centralized React-based component library for reuse.
• Collaborate with Product Design to translate designs into UI components.
• Mentor engineers across 8+ product teams to adopt the design system.
• Champion accessibility standards (WCAG) across shared components.
• Write automated tests and optimize UI performance for SPAs.
• Maintain Storybook docs and usage guidelines.
• Contribute to the broader platform and microfrontend tooling.

Skills

React

TypeScript

CSS-in-JS

CSS Modules

Education

CS/HCI degree

Tools

Storybook

Job description

Verkada is seeking an experienced frontend engineer to join our core engineering group in San Mateo, focusing on Design Systems and UI architecture. You will build, scale, and maintain the foundational component library powering our enterprise apps and bridge Design with Engineering across 8+ product teams.

You’ll evolve UI architecture, tokens, and ensure accessible, performant interfaces within a large microfrontend ecosystem. This role centers on Platform UI and collaboration with Design.