Software Engineer, CDN

Company: Vercel

Remote: No

Posted: 2026-03-16

Status: new

Apply: https://vercel.com/careers/software-engineer-cdn-5179639004


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      EngineeringNew York City, San FranciscoFull TimeSoftware Engineer, CDNCareers /EngineeringEngineeringNew York City, San FranciscoFull TimeAbout Vercel:Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web. Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products. That starts with creating a place where everyone can do their best work. Whether you're building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story: You can just ship things.About the Role:Vercel is looking for engineers to help us build functional systems that improve product and customer experience. As a member of the Edge team, you will help to scale and improve our infrastructure, availability and reliability by working with our backend engineers and product team to identify problems, create tooling and automation.Your role will be dynamic - you should be comfortable designing systems, writing code, and debugging systems in production. Our team orchestrates deploying, routing and serving for our customers through capabilities and tooling we maintain that leverage our own and other cloud providers' infrastructure for networking, TLS termination, routing, storage, caching and other novel edge services.If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF or NY), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. If you're located beyond that distance, the role is fully remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.About You:Intrigued about tackling the complex challenges serving petabytes of data and billions of requests to millions of peopleA collaborative team player who believes in the power of strong teams to drive significant changes and innovationsHave at least 5 years of relevant experienceHave deep experience with how to make high performance systems scale in the cloudWant to help protect the Vercel platform and our customers from abuseAre keen to experiment, challenge norms and deliver secure and reliable systems that delight Vercel's usersAre knowledgeable and experienced with web servers, network protocolsComfortable in GolangFamiliar with Cloud Services (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, or others)Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Lua, React and Next.js are nice-to-have!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.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. Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.#LI-DNIApply for RoleApply Now.Tell us why you’d be a good fit for the Software Engineer, CDN role.First NameLast NameEmail AddressPhone NumberResumeUpload your resumeResume should be a PDF under 3.5MB.Are you currently based in any of these countries? Please note these are the only countries where we are accepting applications​United States​Germany​United Kingdom​Argentina​Australia​Canada​India​Japan​OtherWill you require Visa Sponsorship now, or in the future?​Yes​NoYour authorization to work in the country where you live. Please choose the option that describes your work authorization.
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