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    Knightscope

    Robotics and Security Technology

    Senior Frontend Engineer, Video UI

    Sunnyvale, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time7+ yrs experience$170k – $200k / yearPosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    About Knightscope

    Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force: autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

    Job Summary

    You will own the Signals video UI, the primary customer-facing surface of the Signals platform, as we bring it in-house from a third-party vendor. You will be the first of a two-person frontend team, setting the standards and codebase that the second engineer will build on.

    Location: ONSITE - Sunnyvale, CA

    About the Role

    You will own the Signals video UI, the primary customer-facing surface of the Signals platform, as we bring it in-house from a third-party vendor. You will be the first of a two-person frontend team, setting the standards and codebase that the second engineer will build on.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Own the Signals video UI codebase and development lifecycle.
    • Lead knowledge transfer from the current vendor UX designer.
    • Partner with the video/streaming backend team on end-to-end streaming experience.
    • Establish frontend standards for testing, accessibility, and performance.
    • Prepare the team and codebase for the paired frontend hire later in 2027.

    Required Qualifications

    • 7+ years in frontend engineering.
    • Strong experience with real-time video UI (WebRTC clients, media players).
    • Deep experience with a modern frontend framework (React preferred).
    • Accessibility and performance-first mindset.
    • Comfort owning a customer-facing surface end to end.

    Nice to Have

    • Security or surveillance product UI experience.
    • Design system authoring experience.
    • Prior work inheriting a codebase from a vendor or design agency.

    Compensation and Benefits

    Base Salary: $170,000 to $200,000 (DOE)

    Equity: Stock options

    Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off

    Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Knightscope

    Knightscope is a company that develops advanced physical security technologies, including autonomous security robots. They aim to provide innovative solutions for crime prevention and public safety.

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    Industry
    Robotics and Security Technology
    Founded
    2013
    Open roles
    26

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