Developer Ecosystem Architect

vercel.com; Austin (NY); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH budget

Flexible Time Off

Equity

Mentorship & events

Job summary

Vercel is hiring a Community Engineer to evolve and scale our developer ecosystem strategy within Marketing. You will own and expand developer-facing programs, lead ecosystem partnerships, and define global conference and sponsorship strategy across the developer community.

This strategic, externally facing role strengthens Vercel’s influence, deepens maintainer relationships, and ensures high-impact sponsorships and conference presence aligned with product and brand goals.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Marketing, OSS leadership, or ecosystem strategy.
• Experience owning or scaling an existing open source or ecosystem program.
• Strong relationships within the modern web or open source community.
• Experience managing sponsorship investments and evaluating ROI.
• Proven conference speaking experience at high-visibility developer events.
• Ability to connect ecosystem initiatives to measurable marketing and business impact.
• Deep technical fluency with modern web technologies (e.g., Next.js, frontend frameworks, cloud platforms).
• Willing and able to travel regularly for conferences and ecosystem engagements.

Responsibilities

• Evolve Vercel’s Developer-Facing programs, refining sponsorship frameworks and maintainer relationships to increase visibility and impact.
• Develop Vercel’s developer ecosystem strategy, identifying priority focus areas and high-leverage partnerships.
• Define global conference and sponsorship strategy, determining presence and ROI across flagship events.
• Shape developer thought leadership and narrative, aligning ecosystem presence with brand and marketing goals.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with Developer Experience, Community, Product Marketing, and Brand to translate strategy into activation.

Skills

DevRel

OSS leadership

Ecosystem strategy

Partnerships

Conference speaking

Technical fluency

Job description

Vercel is hiring a Community Engineer to evolve and scale our developer ecosystem strategy within Marketing. You will own and expand developer-facing programs, lead ecosystem partnerships, and define global conference and sponsorship strategy across the developer community.

This strategic, externally facing role strengthens Vercel’s influence, deepens maintainer relationships, and ensures high-impact sponsorships and conference presence aligned with product and brand goals.