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Vercel · 6 hours ago

Software Engineer, Deployment Infrastructure

Vercel provides developers with tools and cloud infrastructure to create a fast, personalized web. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on the CI/CD team, you will own the systems that power builds at scale, ensuring reliability and performance while collaborating across teams to enhance developer workflows.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

JavaScript/TypeScriptCloud infrastructure (AWS)Infrastructure as code (Terraform)Backend applicationsDistributed systemsOpen-source contributionBuild systems optimizationDynamoDBReactNext.jsCross-team collaborationMentoring

Required

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

Preferred

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.

Company

Vercel

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Vercel is a developer platform that provides cloud infrastructure services for the web.

H1B Sponsorship

Vercel has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (2)
2024 (2)
2023 (5)
2022 (5)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$863M
Key Investors
AccelBedrockGoogle Ventures
2025-09-30Series F· $300M
2024-05-16Series E· $250M
2021-11-23Series D· $150M

Leadership Team

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Guillermo Rauch
CEO
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Malte Ubl
Chief Technology Officer
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