About Vercel
The front-end platform developers trust
Key Highlights
- Founded in 2015, originally as Zeit
- Over $563 million raised in Series D funding
- Popular Next.js framework used by major brands
- Serves clients like Meta, McDonald's, and Under Armour
Vercel, headquartered in Walnut, CA, is a leading Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider specializing in front-end development. The company is known for its popular Next.js framework, which supports the Jamstack architecture, enabling developers to create fast and secure websites. With over $563 mill...
🎁 Benefits
Vercel offers an inclusive healthcare package, unlimited PTO with a recommended 4 weeks off per year, and stock options. Employees enjoy a flexible wo...
🌟 Culture
Vercel fosters a culture focused on optimizing the development and deployment experience. As a remote-first company, it values flexibility and inclusi...
Software Engineering
Overview
Vercel is hiring a Software Engineer to enhance their CDN Infrastructure. You'll work with Lua and Next.js to optimize services and improve reliability. This position is remote and open to candidates across the United States.
Job Description
Who you are
You have a strong background in software engineering, particularly with experience in Lua and web technologies. You understand the importance of building scalable and reliable systems, and you thrive in collaborative environments where you can work closely with other engineers and product teams. You are passionate about improving developer experiences and have a keen eye for identifying and solving complex problems in production environments.
You are comfortable diving into production issues and have a proactive approach to optimizing performance. Your experience includes working with cloud infrastructure and you are familiar with concepts such as caching, routing, and traffic delivery. You are eager to contribute to a team that values innovation and strives to make the web faster and more reliable.
What you'll do
As a Software Engineer at Vercel, you will be a key member of the CDN Infrastructure team, responsible for scaling and improving the services that power Vercel's CDN. You will create new primitives to expand the product feature set and optimize the CDN experience to enhance reliability and reduce latency. Your role will involve analyzing web latency to identify sources of tail latency and implementing solutions that delight developers using Vercel's platform.
You will collaborate with backend engineers and product teams to identify problems and build effective solutions. Your work will directly impact the performance and reliability of Vercel's services, ensuring that developers have the best tools at their disposal to build on the AI-native web. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the design of systems and write code that enhances the overall functionality of Vercel's offerings.
What we offer
Vercel provides a dynamic work environment where you can thrive and grow as a software engineer. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement. Join us in our mission to enable the world to ship the best products and create a place where everyone can do their best work.
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