Senior Backend Engineer (TypeScript/Node.js) Hybrid SF/NYC

Vercel; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare package

Mentorship & events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel is seeking a Software Engineer, Backend, 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 in a hybrid setup with three in-office days per week in San Francisco or NYC.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver high-availability services, implement identity protocols, and apply IaC tools like Terraform and Kubernetes to support growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Proficiency in TS/JS/React/Node.js.
• Experience with SQL and REST/SOAP/XML/JSON.
• Security architecture and identity protocols experience (LDAP, SAML, OAuth2, OIDC).
• RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC access control knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise services in TypeScript and REST/JSON for user, group, and membership management.
• Implement identity synchronization and lifecycle management using SCIM and related standards.
• Operate services at high scale with on-call rotations.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Kubernetes) for scalable apps.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on large-scale projects.

Skills

5+ years exp

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Node.js

SQL

REST API

SOAP

XML

JSON

LDAP

Active Directory

SAML

SSO

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

RBAC

ABAC

ReBAC

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Job description

Vercel is seeking a Software Engineer, Backend, 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 in a hybrid setup with three in-office days per week in San Francisco or NYC.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver high-availability services, implement identity protocols, and apply IaC tools like Terraform and Kubernetes to support growth.