Design Engineer

United StatesRemote

Responsibilities

The design team at Vercel is comprised of capable and considerate humans working to solve challenges that are unique, complex, and nuanced—just like the web.
Advocate for and mentor other design engineers, sharing best practices in frontend craft, animation, experimentation, and performance.

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.
experience of Vercel,shaping the future of Vercel.com , events, and marketing surfaces that introduce the world to Vercel.
You'll work on design initiatives and create thoughtful, innovative, systems-based solutions for top-of-funnel experiences, working closely with design, marketing, sales, GTM, Analytics, product design, and engineering.
Designers at Vercel have broad creative license, and the freedom to create and lead new, design-driven projects.
Demonstrate an understanding of the development workflow, CMS and analytics integrations (Payload, Rudderstack, Clearbit, Sequel.io , etc.), and how to streamline processes with cross-functional partners.
Help lead the technical roadmap for acquisition surfaces, championing iterative improvements to browser performance, accessibility, Core Web Vitals, and SEO.
experience with application development, and excellent troubleshooting skills.
Excellent understanding of Next.js and Vercel, CMS platforms like Payload (or Contentful), analytics platforms like Amplitude or Heap, and design tools like Figma.
Familiarity with growth experimentation, SEO principles, and marketing/brand campaigns.
Skills and understanding on graphic design (layout, typography, color, illustration).
Experience working in or with Software as a Service (SaaS) companies.

experience is more important than years. That said, successful candidates typically have at least 5+ years of development experience.