# Engineering Manager, CDN
**Company:** [Vercel](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vercel)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $196K-$336K
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Cdn, Proxy, Edge Caching, Distributed Systems, Http, Tls, Go, Lua, Node.js, Observability
**Posted:** 2026-01-13
> Leads engineering team building and operating Vercel's CDN, proxy, and edge caching infrastructure for high performance and reliability. Requires 8+ years in distributed systems and 3+ years managing engineers, with expertise in low-latency systems.
## Job Description
## About You

- 8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems
- 3+ years managing engineers (managing managers is a plus)
- Demonstrated success leading CDN/proxy/caching/edge or similar high-throughput, low-latency infrastructure
- Proven ability to translate business goals into technical strategy and drive cross-org alignment
- Track record establishing trust, psychological safety, and clear expectations; skilled at timely, candid feedback
- Strong facilitator in technical conflict—you listen, synthesize, decide, and bring the team with you
- Competence across **HTTP**, **TLS**, caching strategies, load shedding, capacity planning, observability, and cost optimization

## Bonus If You

- Have experience with **Go**, **Lua**, or **Node** at the edge; running high-signal hiring pipelines
- Collaborating with product/PMM on customer-facing narratives.

## 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.
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