The Company
Versaterm is a global public safety solutions company helping agencies transform how they serve their communities. Since 1977, we’ve been building an ecosystem of intuitive tools designed for public safety agencies, forensic labs, court systems, schools and other institutions. Through purposeful integrations and a selective growth strategy, we focus on improving workflows to help our customers achieve more efficient operations, better service and more just outcomes.
Our teams are driven by innovation, expertise and an unwavering commitment to customer success. As we continue to grow and expand our ecosystem, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to solutions that enhance community safety and transform the future of public safety technology. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong product design sensibilities and deep expertise in UI component development. The Senior Software Engineer will help define, build, and maintain the shared component architecture that powers our public safety product ecosystem. You will also collaborate closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, and Engineering teams to create scalable, accessible, and highly polished UI components that elevate the user experience across all Versaterm applications.
What You Do- Develop, document, and maintain reusable UI components that become the foundation of our design system and product interfaces.
- Collaborate with Product Designers to turn concepts, wireframes, and interaction patterns into high-quality, production-ready components.
- Apply strong product design intuition to ensure each component supports real workflows, user needs, and consistent UX across platforms.
- Implement best practices in accessibility (WCAG/ADA), responsive design, and component-driven architecture.
- Contribute to the evolution of the company-wide design system by identifying design gaps, improving workflows, and enhancing component quality.
- Work closely with UX and Engineering teams to ensure components meet both design intent and technical feasibility.
- Champion design–engineering alignment by participating in design critiques, component reviews, and system governance sessions.
- Conduct performance and usability reviews of components, proposing improvements to UI/UX quality.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., ChatGPT) to accelerate component creation, documentation, and workflow optimization.
- Mentor engineers on UI/UX best practices, semantic markup, and consistent frontend coding patterns.
Required Qualifications:
- 5–8+ years of experience in frontend engineering using modern frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular.
- Strong product design skills — able to understand and interpret design systems, UX patterns, and visual design principles.
- Demonstrated experience building or maintaining robust UI component libraries or design systems.
- Proficiency in TypeScript, component-driven development, and modular frontend architectures.
- Strong understanding of usability principles, interaction design, and polished UI execution.
- Deep knowledge of accessibility (WCAG/ADA), semantic HTML, and responsive design.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with Product Designers and contribute to experience-level discussions.
- Experience conducting performance tuning for UI components and optimizing rendering patterns.
- Solid communication skills and ability to articulate design–engineering tradeoffs.
Asset Qualifications:
- Previous experience working in a hybrid role where design and frontend engineering intersect.
- Background in UI/UX design, design systems, or interaction design.
- Experience designing or engineering for enterprise or mission-critical applications.
- Familiarity with component testing frameworks (Jest, RTL, Cypress).
- Experience influencing frontend strategy or system architecture across multiple product teams.
Note: Due to the nature of our work with public safety agencies, this position requires compliance with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy. Candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive, fingerprint-based background check. Please note that specific customer contracts may impose additional security verification requirements. Obtaining and maintaining all required security clearances is a condition of employment. For more information on CJIS security requirements, please visit the FBI's CJIS Security Policy Resource Center.
Equal Opportunity
Versaterm is committed to building and supporting inclusion, diversity, and equity, and sustaining a barrier-free environment. Accommodations are available, on request, throughout all aspects of the selection process. These principles apply to the terms and conditions of employment at Versaterm. For detailed information on our accessibility policies, please contact [email protected].
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What We Do
Versaterm is changing the relationship between public safety agencies and their software providers. Everything we do originates from our focus on customer experience and outcomes. We are fueling the solutions of tomorrow, solving real problems while streamlining operations
