Join Vercel as a Software Engineer on the Persistence team, enhancing compute infrastructure for millions of developers worldwide.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, a Software Engineer on the Persistence team at Vercel focuses on enhancing the compute infrastructure that supports a vast number of deployments and workloads. Daily tasks involve writing Golang and using Terraform to manage clusters, while also rethinking low-level infrastructure components like virtual filesystems and Linux primitives. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with over five years of experience in distributed systems and a strong grasp of performance and reliability. The team is integral to Vercel's mission of redefining compute, making every improvement impactful at scale.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 13 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Vercel's career page.
- Vercel has 81 other open roles including Commercial Account Executive, Install Base, Global Benefits Lead, Senior Integrated Campaigns Manager.
- 485 active Terraform roles on Joblaze right now.
- 438 active Linux roles on Joblaze right now.
- 169 active Golang roles on Joblaze right now.
- Typical Terraform salary we track runs $132,389–$194,000 (median $165,000, across 254 roles).
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer, Compute role remote?
- It's hybrid — Vercel expects some on-site time in Hybrid - London.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer, Compute role.
- Where is the role based?
- Vercel is hiring for this position in Hybrid - London.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Terraform, Nomad, Golang, Linux.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Vercel targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer, Compute role at Vercel.
From the original posting
About Vercel:
Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.
For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.
Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.
We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies like OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.
About the role:
Developers are building faster than ever. Humans and agents are deploying more than 6 million times a day on Vercel, spinning up over 2 million Sandboxes and serving a trillion requests per month. Every single one is powered by our own compute infrastructure.
The Persistence team sits within Vercel's Compute division. This team owns the deep infrastructure within Hive (our compute platform) focussing on storage and state for all our workloads (Builds, Sandboxes and Functions). This work is redefining compute with features like Fluid Compute, Persistent Sandboxes, and Custom Images.
As a Software Engineer on the Persistence team, you'll work on the infrastructure that runs 100s of instances across every region where our customers deploy code, rethinking low-level primitives and contributing to platform features that improve the experience for thousands of developers every day.
This role is based in London, UK. If you're within commuting distance of our London office, the role includes in-office anchor days. If you're located further afield within the UK, the role is fully remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.
What you will do:
- Manage and improve our fleet of clusters, running 100s of instances deployed in every region where our customers deploy and run their code.
- Write Golang on a daily basis and use Terraform to provision infrastructure; you'll get to know Nomad as our scheduler for managing workloads.
- Rethink the primitives of our infrastructure — working with virtual filesystems, Linux primitives, and low-level virtualisation.
- Own the reliability and performance of our compute platform, including on-call coverage for a team where every improvement has outsized impact at scale.
- Collaborate across teams to drive the convergence of all compute at Vercel.
About you:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with Golang strongly preferred.
- Deep experience with virtual machines, file systems and Linux — you like knowing how things work under the hood (tcpdump, strace, and iptables are familiar tools).
- Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale; you design for performance and reliability.
- Experience with schedulers and orchestrators for managing containers and non-containerised workloads (e.g. Nomad, Kubernetes).
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with a genuine enthusiasm for digging into problems that don't have obvious solutions.
Bonus if you:
- Have worked on low-level virtualisation or sandbox execution environments.
- Have product engineering experience and care about the developer-facing impact of infrastructure decisions.
- Have experience with on-call operations for large-scale distributed systems.
Benefits:
- 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.
- We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.
Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.