Senior Backend Engineer - TypeScript/Node | Scalable Identity

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare package

Mentorship and events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel Inc. in the United States seeks a Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems for user, group, and membership management.

You’ll work in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, SQL/NoSQL databases, and AWS in a hybrid role with 3 in-office days per week in San Francisco or NYC. You will implement identity synchronization, REST/JSON services, and security-focused architecture, operate at high scale with on-call rotations, and use Terraform, CloudFormation, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and Node.js, with practical experience developing and improving Node.js applications.
• Experience with SQL and web protocols such as REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON.
• Hands-on experience with security architecture and identity protocols such as LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect.
• Worked with access control models such as RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC.

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

5+ years of experience

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Node.js

REST

SOAP

XML

JSON

LDAP

Active Directory

SAML

SSO

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

RBAC

ABAC

ReBAC

Security architecture

SCIM

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Vercel Inc. in the United States seeks a Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems for user, group, and membership management.

You’ll work in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, SQL/NoSQL databases, and AWS in a hybrid role with 3 in-office days per week in San Francisco or NYC. You will implement identity synchronization, REST/JSON services, and security-focused architecture, operate at high scale with on-call rotations, and use Terraform, CloudFormation, and