Software Engineer, Trust & Safety

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Equity

Healthcare

Mentorship & events

Flexible PTO

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel is seeking an experienced security-focused engineer to join our Trust & Safety team in New York. You will analyze threat actor behavior, build scalable detection systems, and drive production-ready abuse prevention features.

You will collaborate with security, product and infra teams, own end-to-end projects from research to deployment, and leverage LLM-driven techniques to stay ahead of evolving abuse.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in abuse prevention, trust & safety, or security engineering.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript and Python.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, including prompt engineering, evaluation, and fine-tuning.
• Experience owning systems end-to-end, from initial research through production deployment and iteration.

Responsibilities

• Analyze threat actor behavior and abuse patterns across large datasets to inform detection logic, policy decisions, and scalable mitigations.
• Research, prototype, and implement state-of-the-art LLM-driven techniques for abuse detection, classification, and prevention.
• Design and develop production-ready systems that detect and disrupt abusive behavior across the Vercel platform.
• Build, maintain, and fine-tune internal tools, datasets, and evaluation pipelines for trust and safety workflows.
• Collaborate closely with security, product, and infrastructure teams to bring research ideas into stable, scalable production systems.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

LLMs

AWS

Threat actor behavior

End-to-end ownership

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.

What you will do

• Analyze threat actor behavior and evolving abuse patterns across large, heterogeneous datasets to inform detection logic, policy decisions, and scalable mitigations.
• Research, prototype, and implement state-of-the-art LLM-driven techniques for abuse detection, classification, and prevention.
• Design and develop production-ready systems that detect and disrupt abusive behavior across the Vercel platform.
• Build, maintain, and fine-tune internal tools, datasets, and evaluation pipelines for trust and safety workflows.
• Collaborate closely with security, product, and infrastructure teams to bring research ideas into stable, scalable production systems.

About You

• 5+ years of experience in abuse prevention, trust & safety, or security engineering.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript and Python.
• Hands-on experience working with LLMs, including prompt engineering, evaluation, and fine-tuning.
• Collaborate closely with security, product, and infrastructure teams to bring research ideas into stable, scalable production systems.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, including AWS.
• Strong understanding of real-world threat actor behavior and abuse tactics.
• Experience owning systems end-to-end, from initial research through production deployment and iteration.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Inclusive Healthcare Package.
• 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 San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $196,000 - $294,000. 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.