Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Mentorship events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Work from home gear

Job summary

Vercel is seeking an engineer to own the agentic infrastructure that powers builds and deployments at scale. You will design, develop, and operate backend systems that ensure fast, reliable, and secure software delivery for millions of builds daily.

You will collaborate across teams, drive architectural decisions, and mentor others while contributing to open-source projects. This role emphasizes long-term reliability and developer productivity within a fast-moving platform.

Qualifications

• 3+ years designing, building, and operating backend applications and distributed systems at scale.
• Strong proficiency with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and infrastructure as code (Terraform).
• End-to-end ownership from design to production.
• Ability to influence priorities and drive alignment across teams.
• Ability to reason about technical direction and tradeoffs.
• Mentorship and code-review mindset; raise the bar for the team.
• Curiosity and motivation to push modern software boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the infrastructure powering Vercel's build and deployment lifecycle from webhooks to scalable APIs.
• Design and operate high-performance microservices handling millions of builds daily with speed and reliability.
• Lead end-to-end projects from opportunity to long-term performance improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure with company goals and developer workflows.
• Shape the long-term vision for agentic infrastructure, setting scalability and reliability standards.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability.
• Contribute to open-source communities and represent Vercel's developer tools globally.
• Write clean, well-tested, documented code for broad reuse.

Skills

AWS cloud

Terraform IaC

System ownership

Cross-team collaboration

Architectural tradeoffs

Mentorship

Curiosity & learning

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure

About Vercel:

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.

For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.

We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies likeOpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.

About the Role:

The next generation of software won’t just be used by people — it’ll be built and shipped by agents. Builds are where that happens, and they’re the beating heart of Vercel. Whether an idea starts in v0, in an agent, or in an engineer’s editor, every customer builds — and millions of builds flow through our systems every day.

As an engineer on the Agentic Infrastructure team, you’ll take ownership of the systems that carry that work at scale. You won’t just contribute features — you’ll be responsible for the design, reliability, and evolution of the platform itself. You’ll make decisions that shape performance, define best practices, and ensure the workflows that Vercel, our customers, and their agents depend on are fast, resilient, and secure.

This role blends product thinking with deep systems ownership. You’ll partner with teams across Vercel to build and operate the agentic infrastructure that determines how software actually ships.

We’re looking for engineers who want to own high-scale systems end-to-end, thrive on improving the developer/agent experience, and are driven to have a lasting impact on how modern software gets built and delivered.

What You Will Do:

• Own and evolve the infrastructure that powers Vercel’s build and deployment lifecycle — from handling webhooks to designing resilient database schemas and building scalable APIs.
• Design and operate high-performance microservices that process millions of builds daily, ensuring speed, reliability, and developer delight.
• Lead projects end-to-end: from identifying opportunities to defining technical direction and delivering improvements in performance, reliability, and developer experience.
• Collaborate across teams to align infrastructure with company-wide goals and ensure seamless developer workflows.
• Shape the long-term vision of agentic infrastructure at Vercel by setting standards for scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Participate in the on-call rotation, taking responsibility for the reliability of critical systems.
• Contribute to the open-source community, representing Vercel’s commitment to advancing developer tools globally.
• Write clean, efficient, tested, and well-documented code that others can build upon confidently.

About You:

• 3+ years of experience designing, building, and operating backend applications and distributed systems at scale.
• Strong proficiency with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• A track record of end-to-end ownership — from design and implementation through to long-term operation in production.
• Skilled at cross-team collaboration, able to influence priorities and drive alignment toward shared goals.
• Able to reason about technical direction and architectural tradeoffs, balancing long-term vision with pragmatic delivery.
• Invested in the people around you — through mentorship, code review, or simply raising the bar on how the team builds.
• Curious, eager to learn, and motivated to push the boundaries of how modern software gets built and shipped.

Bonus If You:

• Are familiar with React or Next.js
• Have experience with DynamoDB
• Have worked to develop a CI/CD platform or internal developer platform used by other engineers or by agents.
• Have experience contributing to, or participating in open-source projects.
• Have experience optimizing build systems for monorepos or polyrepo setups.
• Have experience with build caching, artifact storage, or dependency management at scale.
• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
• Flexible Time Off.
• We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The base pay range for this role is $196,000.00 - $294,000.00. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

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