Platform Engineering Director — Hybrid SF

WebHosting; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 262,000 - 348,000; Full time

Job summary

Vercel is seeking an Engineering Director for Platforms in San Francisco. You will lead the team responsible for building the platform layer that enables customers to deploy and run apps, with scalable infrastructure, identity, and billing components.

This is a cross-functional leadership role with broad impact on product and engineering strategy. The role is hybrid based in SF and reports to the VP of Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow a high-performing team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentorship, and thoughtful career development.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and high engineering standards while creating an environment where engineers can do their best work.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to define roadmap priorities and execute against ambitious product goals.
• Occasionally review and contribute code to stay close to the technology and unblock the team when needed.
• Drive operational excellence through strong engineering processes, incident management, and continuous improvement.
• Balance short-term product delivery with long-term investments in technical quality and platform scalability.

Job description

Vercel is seeking an Engineering Director for Platforms in San Francisco. You will lead the team responsible for building the platform layer that enables customers to deploy and run apps, with scalable infrastructure, identity, and billing components.

This is a cross-functional leadership role with broad impact on product and engineering strategy. The role is hybrid based in SF and reports to the VP of Engineering.