Software Engineer, Deployment Infrastructure

What You Will Do

• 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.
• Contribute to the open-source community, representing Vercel’s commitment to advancing developer tools globally.
• Write clean, efficient, tested, and well-documented code that others can build upon confidently.

About You

• 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.
• 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.

Bonus If You

• Are familiar with React or Next.js.
• Have experience with DynamoDB.
• Have worked to develop a CI/CD platform or internal developer platform used by other engineers.
• Have experience contributing to, or participating in open-source projects.
• Have experience optimizing build systems for monorepos or polyrepo setups.
• Have experience with build caching, artifact storage, or dependency management at scale.

Benefits

• 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.

Base pay range: $180,000 - $260,000. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location.