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Software Engineer, CDN Content

Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco

Posted about 2 months ago · $172,000 - $258,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
55 days
Vercel's roles stay open a median of 56 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
79% of Vercel's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Vercel
high
74 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
2026-09-28

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 CDN Content team at Vercel, you will focus on building and improving services related to Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR), Partial Prerendering (PPR), and image optimization using Go, Lua, and TypeScript. You will execute well-defined projects independently, monitor your work in production, contribute to observability and testing, and collaborate with other teams. This role offers the opportunity to learn about large-scale systems and work closely with frameworks like Next.js.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

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

  • 2+ years of experience building and operating backend services in production
  • Proficiency in at least one of Go, TypeScript/Node.js, or a comparable systems language
  • Solid understanding of HTTP and web fundamentals
  • Ability to write tested, instrumented, and documented code
  • Curiosity about large-scale systems and motivation to investigate unfamiliar code and production data
  • Strong communication skills and reliability as a collaborative teammate

Nice to have

  • Experience with caching systems (CDNs, Redis/Memcached, application-level caches)
  • AWS experience, particularly S3 or ElastiCache
  • Experience with Next.js or another modern web framework
  • Familiarity with observability tooling (Datadog, Honeycomb, or similar)
  • Experience with Terraform or Kubernetes

What you get

  • Competitive compensation package, including equity
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package
  • Mentorship and opportunities to attend events for networking and skill-building
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Gear and WFH budget provided for your role

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility for those outside commuting distance to SF or NY
  • Base pay range provided only for San Francisco, actual salary may vary based on location and experience

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Listed by Vercel on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-28. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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