Backend Engineer - Identity & Scale (TypeScript/Node.js)

Vercel Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Healthcare package

Mentorship & events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel Inc. in San Francisco and NYC is hiring a Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems for user, group, and membership management.

You will work with TypeScript, Node.js, SQL/NoSQL databases, and AWS, prioritizing security and reliability. You’ll contribute to identity synchronization, lifecycle management, and high-availability services while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and Node.js.
• Experience with SQL and web protocols REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON.
• Hands-on security architecture and identity protocols such as SAML, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise services in TypeScript, REST APIs, and JSON for user, group, and membership management
• Implement identity synchronization and lifecycle management using SCIM and related standards
• Operate services at high scale, including scheduled on-call rotations
• Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Kubernetes) to deliver scalable, high-availability applications
• Work with cross-functional and peer teams to deliver large-scale projects with cross-team dependencies

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Node.js

REST APIs

SCIM

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Kubernetes

LDAP

Job description

Vercel Inc. in San Francisco and NYC is hiring a Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems for user, group, and membership management.

You will work with TypeScript, Node.js, SQL/NoSQL databases, and AWS, prioritizing security and reliability. You’ll contribute to identity synchronization, lifecycle management, and high-availability services while collaborating with cross-functional teams.