Is the Software Engineer, Platform role remote?

It's hybrid — Vercel expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA, United States.

What's the salary range?

Vercel lists $208,000–$312,000 for this role.

Where is the role based?

Vercel is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Datadog, Go, Grafana, New Relic, Observability, Prometheus.

What seniority level is this role?

Vercel targets mid-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Software Engineer, Platform role at Vercel.

Software Engineer, Platform at Vercel

Joblaze summary

In this role, a Software Engineer on the Platform team at Vercel will focus on developing observability systems that enhance visibility into the company's infrastructure and operations. Key skills include proficiency in TypeScript and experience with backend technologies like Go or Rust, along with familiarity in distributed computing and cloud infrastructure. This position is well-suited for engineers with a strong background in building scalable systems and a keen interest in observability tools. Vercel's emphasis on reliability and engineering velocity highlights the critical nature of this role within the organization.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze September 17, 2026. Last confirmed on Vercel's careers page September 17, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
Starts above 94% of 36 comparable mid backend roles in United States that list Go we track (median $147,750 across 21 companies). See Go salary trends
Go appears in 31% of 239 comparable mid backend roles in United States; cloud infrastructure appears in 0.4% of 239 comparable mid backend roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Software Engineer, Platform role remote?: It's hybrid — Vercel expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA, United States.
What's the salary range?: Vercel lists $208,000–$312,000 for this role.
Where is the role based?: Vercel is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Datadog, Go, Grafana, New Relic, Observability, Prometheus.
What seniority level is this role?: Vercel targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Software Engineer, Platform role at Vercel.

From the original posting

About Vercel:

About the role:

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Platform team. You will build the observability systems that give Vercel visibility into how we build, ship, and operate our systems. Core Platform owns Vercel’s reliability, resilience, and engineering velocity. We’re looking for engineers to create observability for everything from cost attribution to deployment velocity, alongside the logs, metrics, and traces necessary to optimize how Vercel builds its systems. This is a role with a wide breadth where we quickly develop critical systems and improve the entire Vercel code base. You will report to Eric Larson, Engineering Manager, Platform and will be located onsite, hybrid, or remote.

If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF, NY, London, or Berlin), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, even if the role is listed as remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

What you will do:

Design and build high-scale, internal observability systems (metrics, logs, and traces) that give engineering and the business visibility into Vercel's own infrastructure.
Build cost attribution and chargeback tooling so spend can be accurately mapped to the parts of the business driving it, reducing reliance on third-party tools like Datadog.
Partner with Backend and Platform teams to instrument services for compliance, auditing, and record-keeping requirements.
Evaluate, integrate, and help operate observability infrastructure across our existing vendors and the CNCF ecosystem.
Ship pragmatic, high-leverage visibility quickly that drives improvement in how build, deploy, and operate our systems.
Work closely with Backend and Platform engineers to scale observability infrastructure to the throughput and cardinality of Vercel's full production traffic.

About you:

Proficient in TypeScript, with backend/infrastructure experience.
Hands-on experience with Go, Rust, or Zig in production systems.
Experience with distributed computing systems at scale.
Experience with cloud infrastructure, including object storage.
Familiarity with observability tooling and concepts (Datadog, Grafana, New Relic, Splunk, or CNCF-based stacks such as Prometheus-compatible backends).

Bonus if you:

Have contributed to or worked closely with CNCF observability projects.
Built, scaled, and improved internal developer platforms.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $208,000-$312,000. 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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