Vercel

Software Engineer, Platform

Vercel πŸ“ California, USA πŸ”€ Hybrid Posted Sep 16, 2026 via Vercel careers
full-time πŸ“‚ Software Development πŸ”€ Hybrid 🏭 Technology

✨ Job Highlights

  • β˜…Pay: $208,000 to $312,000 a year
  • β˜…Hybrid: New York or California
  • β˜…Full-time role in software development
  • β˜…Apply directly on Vercel's careers site
  • β˜…Posted September 16, 2026

Full Job Description

Software Engineer, Platform job at Vercel in New York

There is a Software Engineer, Platform vacancy at Vercel, and the role is based in New York or California. Expect a hybrid setup: this is full-time work with regular office days. The advertised pay is $208,000 to $312,000 a year.

Vercel describes the job as follows.

About Vercel:

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company, freeing people and agents to ship what's next. For more than a decade we've helped builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now we're scaling our products for both agents and people to ship and run software, built in the open and trusted by OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide.

About the role:

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Platform team. You will build the observability systems that give Vercel visibility into how we build, ship, and operate our systems. Core Platform owns Vercel’s reliability, resilience, and engineering velocity. We’re looking for engineers to create observability for everything from cost attribution to deployment velocity, alongside the logs, metrics, and traces necessary to optimize how Vercel builds its systems. This is a role with a wide breadth where we quickly develop critical systems and improve the entire Vercel code base. You will report to Eric Larson, Engineering Manager, Platform and will be located onsite, hybrid, or remote.

If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF, NY, London, or Berlin), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, even if the role is listed as remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

What you will do:

  • Design and build high-scale, internal observability systems (metrics, logs, and traces) that give engineering and the business visibility into Vercel's own infrastructure.
  • Build cost attribution and chargeback tooling so spend can be accurately mapped to the parts of the business driving it, reducing reliance on third-party tools like Datadog.
  • Partner with Backend and Platform teams to instrument services for compliance, auditing, and record-keeping requirements.
  • Evaluate, integrate, and help operate observability infrastructure across our existing vendors and the CNCF ecosystem.
  • Ship pragmatic, high-leverage visibility quickly that drives improvement in how we build, deploy, and operate our systems.
  • Work closely with Backend and Platform engineers to scale observability infrastructure to the throughput and cardinality of Vercel's full production traffic.
  • About you:

  • Proficient in TypeScript, with backend/infrastructure experience.
  • Hands-on experience with Go, Rust, or Zig in production systems.
  • Experience with distributed computing systems at scale.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure, including object storage.
  • Familiarity with observability tooling and concepts (Datadog, Grafana, New Relic, Splunk, or CNCF-based stacks such as Prometheus-compatible backends).
  • Bonus if you:

  • Have contributed to or worked closely with CNCF observability projects.
  • Built, scaled, and improved internal developer platforms.
  • Benefits & Compensation:

  • Competitive compensation package, including equity.
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package.
  • Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
  • Flexible Time Off.
  • We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.
  • The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $208,000-$312,000. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

    Disclosures:

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  • Equal Opportunity: Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.
  • Common questions

    How much does this Software Engineer, Platform job pay?

    Vercel advertises $208,000 to $312,000 a year for this role.

    Is the Software Engineer, Platform position remote?

    It is hybrid. You would work partly from home and partly from the office in New York or California.

    What does Vercel look for in candidates?

    The posting mentions skills such as TypeScript, Go, Rust and Auditing. Read the full description above for the complete list.

    Where do I send my application to Vercel?

    Use the apply button on this page. It takes you to Vercel's own application form, so your CV goes directly to their hiring team.

    Is this job still open?

    Vercel published the role on September 16, 2026. We check the employer's job board every day and take this page down when the role closes, so if you can read it, the job was still listed at our last check.

    Source: Vercel careers page (job-boards.greenhouse.io). Applications go straight to the employer. We check the listing daily and remove it once it closes.

    Required Skills

    TypeScript Go Rust Auditing Recruiting

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    🏒 Company Vercel
    πŸ“ Location California, USA
    πŸ’Ό Job Type full-time
    🌐 Work Mode πŸ”€ Hybrid
    🏭 Industry Technology
    πŸ—“ Posted Date Sep 16, 2026
    πŸ”— Via Vercel careers
    πŸ“… Deadline Dec 16, 2034

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