Vercel · 1 day ago
Director of Trust & Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expVercel is a company that provides developers with tools and cloud infrastructure to create a faster, more personalized web. They are seeking a Director of Trust & Safety Engineering to lead a team focused on protecting their platform and users from abuse and fraud, while ensuring compliance and maintaining platform integrity.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureDeveloper PlatformSoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Lead engineering teams that design, build, and operate systems to detect and prevent platform abuse, fraudulent usage, and malicious activity across the Vercel ecosystem
Develop and maintain detection pipelines that identify fraud and abuse, including AI-generated activity such as synthetic accounts, automated misuse, and malicious or spam content deployed via AI tools
Build systems that protect against billing and credit abuse, compromised accounts, and resource exploitation within Vercel’s platform and infrastructure
Partner with Product, Security, Legal, Finance and Infrastructure teams to embed Trust & Safety program and fraud prevention capabilities directly into developer workflows and core platform architecture
Create automated enforcement and remediation workflows that act on suspicious or confirmed fraudulent or abusive behavior in real time, maintaining a strong balance between platform protection and developer experience
Drive the architecture and data strategy for trust signals, anomaly detection, and AI-driven abuse scoring systems
Collaborate with Legal, Support, and Policy teams to ensure compliance with global regulations while maintaining transparency and fairness in enforcement actions
Oversee the Trust & Safety operations team responsible for policy enforcement, incident response, and user protection
Mentor and grow engineers and Trust & Safety specialists, fostering a culture of technical excellence, transparency, and accountability
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on security or trust & safety
5+ years leading large, multi-disciplinary technical teams
Proven success building and scaling engineering organizations that deliver safety, security, or fraud prevention systems at global scale
Strong technical expertise in backend systems, distributed infrastructure, or data engineering, ideally within developer or platform ecosystems
Deep understanding of platform abuse, AI-generated fraud, automation-based misuse, and emerging risks in large-scale developer platforms
Experience designing or overseeing real-time detection and enforcement systems that use data analytics, automation, or machine learning
Skilled in building alignment between engineering, product, and policy stakeholders to operationalize Trust & Safety initiatives
Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and grow high-performing engineering and Trust & Safety teams
Strong judgment balancing innovation, platform reliability, and user safety in a fast-moving environment
Preferred
Have built or led combined Engineering and Trust & Safety organizations in developer, SaaS, or infrastructure environments
Have experience using automation, analytics, or ML to detect and prevent AI-generated or coordinated abuse
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
Vercel is a developer platform that provides cloud infrastructure services for the web.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$863MKey Investors
AccelBedrockGoogle Ventures
2025-09-30Series F· $300M
2024-05-16Series E· $250M
2021-11-23Series D· $150M
Leadership Team
Guillermo Rauch
CEO
Malte Ubl
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2025-12-13
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