Software Engineer, Backend

About the role

Vercel is seeking a backend-leaning software engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance systems. You will develop innovative solutions for user, group, and membership management while ensuring high levels of security and reliability. The role involves working with cloud-native databases and infrastructure to support the company's platform for the next generation of software development.

Responsibilities

• Enable the delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable services that exceed industry standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale projects with cross-team dependencies.
• Maintain and operate services at high scale, participating in scheduled on-call rotations.
• Implement identity synchronization and lifecycle management solutions using SCIM and other standards.
• Work with Infrastructure as Code tools to deliver scalable, high-availability applications.
• Build and maintain high-quality enterprise software using TypeScript, REST APIs, and JSON.

Required skills

• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• SQL
• NoSQL
• AWS
• Security architecture
• LDAP
• Active Directory
• SAML
• SSO
• OAuth2
• OpenID Connect
• REST
• JSON

Nice to have

• React
• Terraform
• AWS CloudFormation
• Kubernetes
• RBAC
• ABAC
• ReBAC
• XML
• SOAP

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Equity
• Inclusive Healthcare Package
• Mentorship
• Flexible Time Off
• Work from home budget

About the Company

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company that has shaped how the web is built for over a decade. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, they create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and developer experience.