Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company, freeing people and agents to ship what's next. For more than a decade we've helped builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.
Now we're scaling our products for both agents and people to ship and run software, built in the open and trusted by OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide.
As an Engineering Director, Vercel for Platforms, you’ll lead the engineering team behind the product that lets companies build their own platforms on Vercel, from AI app builders and coding agents to SaaS products serving thousands of customers. The team is intentionally small, and its scope spans deployment infrastructure, domains, tenant isolation, identity, billing, observability, and developer tooling. You’ll evolve the platform to support millions of tenants and applications while keeping that complexity out of your customers’ way, combining cross-team coordination, technical direction, and product judgment to shape a strategic growth engine for Vercel. Winning a platform means powering the applications and businesses built on top of it. This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
What you'll do:- Build and grow the team through hiring, coaching, and career development, and hold a high bar for engineering standards
- Partner with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to set roadmap priorities and deliver against product goals
- Balance short-term product delivery with long-term investment in technical quality and platform scalability, so the platform holds up at millions of tenants and applications
- Run operational excellence through engineering processes, incident management, and continuous improvement
- Review and contribute code to stay close to the technology and unblock the team
- 8+ years building and operating large-scale platforms or multi-tenant systems
- 5+ years managing engineers
- Reviewed system designs and evaluated infrastructure tradeoffs, including data model challenges
- Translated business goals into technical strategy and aligned multiple orgs around it
- Resolved technical conflicts by weighing the options, making the call, and bringing the team along
- Set clear expectations and gave direct, timely feedback to engineers
- Competitive compensation package and stock options.
- Comprehensive, inclusive healthcare package.
- Opportunities for mentorship and professional growth, including attendance at industry events.
- Flexible Time Off with a recommended minimum of four weeks per year, plus paid holidays.
- Remote-friendly culture with teammates across multiple time zones.
- Dedicated equipment and work-from-home budget to help you create an effective workspace.
The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is 262,000-348,000. 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.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years building and operating large-scale platforms or multi-tenant systems
- 5+ years managing engineers
- Strong technical foundation, including reviewing system designs, understanding data model challenges, and evaluating infrastructure tradeoffs
- Experience translating business goals into technical strategy and driving cross-organizational alignment
- Track record establishing trust, psychological safety, and clear expectations
- Ability to provide timely, candid feedback
- Strong facilitation skills in technical conflicts, including listening, synthesizing, deciding, and gaining team alignment
- Clear communication skills, expectation-setting, direct feedback, and trust-building across teams
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
From solo developers building their first app to large enterprise teams if it needs to be fast, reliable, and beautifully built, it runs on Vercel. Our platform powers millions of deployments a day. We started with a simple belief: the web should be fast for everyone, everywhere. That belief became Next.js. Then a platform. Then the infrastructure layer for the AI-native web. We are backed by the amazing team at Accel and CRV, and we're headquartered in San Francisco.
Vercel Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Vercel is a remote-friendly company. Some roles are in-office (SF, NYC and others), and some are fully remote. For the right candidate, flexible arrangements are available, supported by home office and wellness stipends.
