or apply directly on Vercel's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Vercel's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 79% of Vercel's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vercel
- high 87 stale, 3 reposted of 91 open
- Hiring momentum
- 109 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vercel's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vercel.
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the Persistence team at Vercel, you will manage and improve the compute infrastructure that powers deployments for thousands of developers. Your daily tasks will involve writing Golang code, using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, and rethinking low-level infrastructure primitives. You will also be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of the compute platform and collaborating with other teams to enhance Vercel's compute capabilities.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vercel as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Golang
- Deep experience with virtual machines, file systems, and Linux
- Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale
- Familiarity with schedulers and orchestrators (e.g. Nomad, Kubernetes)
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience with low-level virtualisation or sandbox execution environments
- Product engineering experience
- Experience with on-call operations for large-scale distributed systems
What you get
- Competitive compensation package, including equity
- Inclusive Healthcare Package
- Mentorship and networking opportunities
- Flexible Time Off
- Gear and WFH budget provided
Worth weighing
- Role includes on-call coverage, which may require availability outside of regular hours
- Remote work option available only for those outside commuting distance to London office
- Focus on low-level infrastructure may not appeal to all software engineers
Summarised from Vercel's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Vercel on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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