Software Engineer, CDN Content

Webhosting; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Vercel in San Francisco is seeking a Software Engineer for the CDN Content team. You will work on ISR, PPR, and image optimization across the serving path, using Go, Lua, and TypeScript to deliver high-performance features at scale.

This role offers hybrid in-office anchor days in SF or NY, with remote options for other locations, and a strong emphasis on observability, reliability, and collaboration with Next.js and CI/CD teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems and web infra.
• Strong debugging and observability skills.
• Ability to work across teams and own projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve ISR, PPR, and image optimization services using Go, Lua, and TypeScript.
• Execute defined projects end-to-end with safe rollouts and feature flags.
• Monitor production, build dashboards, and own the metrics.
• Enhance observability, dashboards, logs, and end-to-end tests.
• Participate in on-call rotation and contribute to incident follow-ups.
• Collaborate with Next.js, CI/CD, and partner teams through design reviews.

Tools

Go

Lua

TypeScript

Job description

Job Description

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 like OpenAI, 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 CDN Content team is responsible for serving all content that flows through Vercel’s global CDN - static assets, optimized images, incrementally regenerated pages, partially prerendered shells, and everything in between - to billions of requests for millions of developers. Our focus is performance: ensuring content is served globally as fast as possible. Caching plays a big role in making that happen, and the team operates a multi-tier caching architecture spanning in-process caches, regional cache services, and object storage across 20+ regions.

As a Software Engineer on the team, you’ll take on well-scoped projects with real production impact and grow into owning larger pieces of the system. The work spans the serving path end to end, and everything ships through careful, progressive rollouts validated with production data. You’ll learn how a planet-scale CDN works from engineers who built it.

This is a team where infrastructure meets product: we work in close partnership with frameworks such as Next.js, bringing framework-defined infrastructure to life on Vercel’s CDN, and the serving and caching behavior we ship directly shapes the performance and cost that millions of developers see. You’ll develop strong instincts for distributed systems, careful production rollouts, and data-driven engineering.

If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF or NY), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. If you’re located beyond that distance, the role is fully remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

What You Will Do:

• Build and improve the services behind ISR, PPR, and image optimization - working in Go, Lua, and TypeScript across the serving path.
• Execute well-defined projects independently, from implementation through safe rollout (feature flags, shadow modes, progressive deployment) and post-ship validation.
• Monitor and maintain your work in production: build dashboards, add metrics and alerts, and develop ownership of what you ship.
• Contribute to the team’s observability and testing surface - the dashboards, logs views, and e2e test suites that keep a high-change system trustworthy.
• Participate in the on-call rotation with support from senior engineers, and contribute to incident follow-ups that make the system more resilient.
• Collaborate with teammates and partner teams (Next.js, CI/CD) through design discussions, code review, and pairing.

Bonus If You:

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $172,000 - $258,000. 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.

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don’t necessarily check every box on the job description.