Senior Engineering Manager - Clients Platform

Verkada Verkada · Enterprise · Bayoffice · Core Services

Verkada is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for their Clients Platform team. This role will lead a team of 15-20 engineers, including managers and tech leads, responsible for the foundational architecture of Verkada's "Command" interface. Key responsibilities include architectural strategy for codebase modularization (Web/Mobile), defining the client-side stack vision, managing and mentoring the team, owning the Design System and CI/CD infrastructure, and acting as a high-level technical partner. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of engineering management experience, including managing managers, with expertise in platform/infrastructure teams, React, and Native Mobile ecosystems, and experience leading large-scale architectural shifts.

What you'd actually do

  1. Architectural Strategy: Lead the multi-quarter effort to modularize our Web (React) and Mobile (Native) codebases to support a rapidly growing engineering org.
  2. Platform Vision: Define the future of our client-side stack, evaluating and driving adoption of new technologies (e.g., Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), advanced WebView integration, or specialized build tooling).
  3. Manage Managers: Lead and mentor a high-performing team of 15-20, including Engineering Leads and sub-managers, focusing on career growth and high-output delivery.
  4. Standardize the Craft: Own the Verkada Design System and CI/CD infrastructure, ensuring that "Quality by Default" is a reality for every frontend and mobile engineer in the company.
  5. Technical Deep-Dive: Act as a high-level technical partner. While you won't be expected to ship production code daily, you will be expected to dive deep into technical designs, challenge architectural decisions, and maintain a high bar for engineering excellence.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience in engineering management
  • experience managing other managers or leads
  • Platform, Core, or Infrastructure team leadership experience
  • Extensive experience with React on the web
  • Strong understanding of Native Mobile (Swift/Kotlin) ecosystems
  • Experience leading large-scale architectural shifts (e.g., monolith to modular, Design System implementation)
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field

Nice to have

  • Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)
  • advanced WebView integration
  • specialized build tooling

What the JD emphasized

  • manager of managers
  • Platform Expertise
  • technical depth
  • modernization experience
  • 5-days-per-week onsite collaboration