Software Engineer, Backend at Vercel

Role overview

The Software Engineer, Backend opening at Vercel is centered on Design, build and operate systems for backend systems engineering. The employer also lists Collaborate with product, design, security and engineering teams. and Improve reliability, performance, testing, automation and documentation. These responsibilities define the practical scope more clearly than the job title: applicants should be ready to explain what they have built, supported or delivered that relates directly to this work. The listing summary says: Vercel is hiring a software engineer, backend focused on backend systems engineering. The named technologies include JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS, Kubernetes, SQL.

The posting identifies Relevant professional experience in design, cloud security, IAM, site reliability, data platform or backend engineering. and Strong problem-solving, communication and systems-design skills. as relevant qualifications. Candidates should connect these requirements to evidence from their own work, including their individual contribution, technical decisions and outcomes. The listing describes the work arrangement as remote and gives the location as Remote - United States / San Francisco, California, United States. Confirm country eligibility, travel, employment terms and any details absent from this summary directly with Vercel before applying. This overview is based on the employer-provided posting; it does not infer team structure or expectations that the source does not state.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate systems for backend systems engineering.
• Collaborate with product, design, security and engineering teams.
• Improve reliability, performance, testing, automation and documentation.
• Translate developer and business needs into maintainable production software.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Exhibit excellent problem-solving abilities and effective communication skills, especially when collaborating with diverse teams.

Technology in this role

• JavaScript: JavaScript TypeScript React Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• TypeScript: JavaScript TypeScript React Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• React: JavaScript TypeScript React Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• Node.js: JavaScript TypeScript React Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• AWS: JavaScript TypeScript React Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• Kubernetes: JavaScript TypeScript React Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• SQL: JavaScript TypeScript React Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• Terraform: • Work with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Kubernetes, etc.) to deliver scalable, high-availability .
• CAN: Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring .
• SAML: • Strong knowledge of security architecture, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, OAuth2, OpenID Connect and web protocols like XML, SOAP, JSON, and .

Role-specific candidate guide

Preparation notes based on the employer’s stated responsibilities and qualifications.

Understanding the scope. This Software Engineer, Backend position at Vercel is best assessed through the work described in the employer’s posting, rather than the title alone. The available role overview says: “The Software Engineer, Backend opening at Vercel is centered on Design, build and operate systems for backend systems engineering. The employer also lists Collaborate with product, design, security and engineering…” Read that statement together with the responsibilities below to understand the likely balance between delivery, coordination and technical decision-making. The role belongs to the software engineering area, but that label is only a guide to the work; the employer’s own requirements remain decisive. Before applying, check the original listing for reporting lines, product or team assignment, employment terms and any details that may have changed since this copy was checked. Where this page says a fact is not specified, treat it as an open question rather than an implied promise.

What the responsibilities signal. The posting specifically names “Design, build and operate systems for backend systems engineering.”; “Collaborate with product, design, security and engineering teams.”; “Improve reliability, performance, testing, automation and documentation.”. For each duty, identify a project where you performed comparable work and be ready to describe the context, your own contribution, constraints, decisions, and measurable result. Explain how you moved from the initial need to implementation, review, release or operational follow-through, where those stages apply. If the work involved other teams or users, distinguish your decisions from the group’s contribution. Avoid presenting a technology keyword as proof by itself: connect it to the problem you solved, the scale or complexity involved, and what changed after your.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
• We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

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.

Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, React, and Node.js.

Strong knowledge of security architecture, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, OAuth2, OpenID Connect and web protocols like XML, SOAP, JSON, and REST.

Familiarity with access control models such as RBAC, ABAC and ReBAC.

Practical experience developing and improving applications written in Node.js.

Exhibit excellent problem-solving abilities and effective communication skills, especially when collaborating with diverse teams.

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