Vercel needs to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of its CI/CD systems, which are critical for millions of daily builds and the developer experience of its customers.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience designing, building, and operating backend applications and distributed systems at scale.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, with the ability to navigate and improve complex systems.
- Strong proficiency with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
- A track record of end-to-end ownership — from design and implementation through to long-term operation in production.
- Are familiar with React or Next.js
- Have experience with DynamoDB
- Have experience with build caching, artifact storage, or dependency management at scale.
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the infrastructure that powers Vercel’s build and deployment lifecycle — from handling webhooks to designing resilient database schemas and building scalable APIs.
- Design and operate high-performance microservices that process millions of builds daily, ensuring speed, reliability, and developer delight.
- Lead projects end-to-end: from identifying opportunities to defining technical direction and delivering improvements in performance, reliability, and developer experience.
- Collaborate across teams to align infrastructure with company-wide goals and ensure seamless developer workflows.
- Shape the long-term vision of CI/CD at Vercel by setting standards for scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.
- Participate in the on-call rotation, taking responsibility for the reliability of critical systems.
- Write clean, efficient, tested, and well-documented code that others can build upon confidently.
Other
- Skilled at cross-team collaboration, able to influence priorities and drive alignment toward shared goals.
- Comfortable setting direction and defining architectural standards that scale across teams, balancing long-term vision with pragmatic delivery.
- Experienced in mentoring and elevating those around you, fostering strong engineering practices.
- Curious, eager to learn, and motivated to push the boundaries of how modern software gets built and shipped.
- Contribute to the open-source community, representing Vercel’s commitment to advancing developer tools globally.
