Software Engineer, Backend

Vercel
📍 Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City
5d
  • Your ability to see the big picture helps you design systems that are not only functional but aligned with user needs and long-term vision.
  • You are committed to building secure, ethical systems, which matches the emphasis on security and reliability.
  • Your collaborative nature supports working well with cross-functional teams on large projects.
  • The heavily technical, code-focused role with minimal human interaction may leave you feeling unfulfilled without a broader sense of purpose.
  • On-call responsibilities and high-pressure incident response can overwhelm your need for calm and meaningful work.

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:

As a Software Engineer, Backend, you’ll design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance systems for user, group, and membership management. You’ll work in JavaScript and TypeScript, Node.js, SQL and NoSQL cloud-native databases, and AWS. Security and reliability come first, from identity synchronization to the services you run on call. This is a hybrid role with 3 in-office days per week in San Francisco or NYC. 

What you'll do:

What you need:

Compensation & Benefits:

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $196,000-$294,000. 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. 

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