Software Engineer, Deployment Infrastructure

New York City, United StatesHybrid

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Responsibilities

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.
Write clean, efficient, tested, and well-documented code that others can build upon confidently. About You: 6+ years of
A track record of end-to-end ownership — from design and implementation through to long-term operation in production.

As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web.
Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, with the ability to navigate and improve complex systems.
Strong proficiency with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
Are familiar with React or Next.js
Have experience with DynamoDB
experience contributing to, or participating in open-source projects. Have
experience with build caching, artifact storage, or dependency management at scale. Benefits:

Shape the long-term vision of CI/CD at Vercel by setting standards for scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.
Comfortable setting direction and defining architectural standards that scale across teams, balancing long-term vision with pragmatic delivery.
Curious, eager to learn, and motivated to push the boundaries of how modern software gets built and shipped. Bonus If You:
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.
The base pay range for this role is $180,000.00 - $260,000.00.
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.

Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web.
Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products.
That starts with creating a place where everyone can do their best work.
Whether you're building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story: You can just ship things. About the Role:
Whether you’re previewing a new idea from v0 or shipping the next great thing to production, every customer builds — and millions of builds flow through our systems every day.
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on the CI/CD team, you’ll take ownership of the systems that power these builds 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 developer workflows that Vercel and our customers 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 infrastructure that directly impacts how developers ship software on the web.