# Software Engineer, Compute

**Company:** [Vercel](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vercel)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $280k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Terraform, Nomad, Containers, Virtual Machines, Linux, Distributed Systems, Tcpdump, Strace, Iptables
**Posted:** 2026-01-13

> Build and manage Vercel's compute platform handling builds, serverless functions, edge functions, and sandboxes. Requires 5+ years experience with Golang, Terraform, Nomad, containers, VMs, Linux, and distributed systems.

## Job Description

## What You Will Do
- Manage our fleet of clusters, running 100’s of instances, deployed in every region where our customers deploy and run their code.
- Write Golang daily, use Terraform for provisioning infra, and work deeply with Nomad for scheduling workloads.
- Build platform primitives to run all untrusted customer code, where even 1% performance improvement has massive impact.
- Collaborate with cross-team and cross-functional stakeholders to conceive and implement new platform features.
- Examples: [Fluid Compute](https://vercel.com/fluid), [Active CPU Pricing](https://vercel.com/changelog/lower-pricing-with-active-cpu-pricing-for-fluid-compute).

## About You
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, Golang preferred.
- Extended experience with Containers, Virtual Machines, Linux, and deep knowledge (tcpdump, strace, iptables).
- Design systems that improve performance or increase reliability.
- Built and operated distributed systems at scale.
- Experience with schedulers and orchestrators like Nomad for containers and non-containerized apps.

## Benefits
- Great compensation package, including equity.
- Inclusive Healthcare Package.
- Learn and Grow - mentorship and events.
- Flexible Time Off.
- Gear and WFH budget provided.

**San Francisco, CA base pay: $180,000-$280,000. Actual salary based on skills, experience, and location.**

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