Next.js Core Engineer — Open Source, Remote

Vercel Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 196,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Remote-first team

Generous PTO

Learning stipends

Flexible Time Off

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Next.js team. You will work on core framework features, collaborating with the open-source community to push the web forward and deliver impactful capabilities to developers globally.

You will tackle server rendering, routing, bundling, and performance optimizations, while ensuring the framework remains intuitive, scalable, and well-documented for the ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
• Deep understanding of web fundamentals: HTML, CSS, HTTP, rendering models, caching.
• Experience building production-grade web applications or frameworks.
• Familiarity with build tools (e.g., Webpack, Turbopack, Babel, SWC, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core features in Next.js, from RFC to release
• Collaborate with internal teams (like Vercel's platform and runtime teams) to build seamless integrations between framework and infrastructure
• Engage with the open-source community through issues, PRs, RFCs, and discussions
• Optimize performance across the full stack -- from server to browser to edge
• Stay up-to-date with emerging web standards (e.g., React Server Components, Partial Prerendering, Web Streams)
• Contribute to developer tooling, docs, and examples that help others succeed with Next.js

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Tools

Webpack

Turbopack

Babel

SWC

Job description

Vercel is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Next.js team. You will work on core framework features, collaborating with the open-source community to push the web forward and deliver impactful capabilities to developers globally.

You will tackle server rendering, routing, bundling, and performance optimizations, while ensuring the framework remains intuitive, scalable, and well-documented for the ecosystem.