Engineering Director, Vercel for Platforms
Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco
About this role
**About Vercel** 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. --- **About the Role (Engineering Director, Vercel for Platforms)** You’ll lead the engineering team responsible for **Vercel for Platforms**—a product that enables companies to build their own platforms on Vercel, from AI app builders and coding agents to SaaS products serving thousands of customers. This team provides the infrastructure to programmatically deploy and run customer applications, including **custom domains**, **tenant isolation**, and a **seamless developer experience**. The scope is strategic to Vercel’s growth: winning a platform means powering the applications and businesses built on top of it. This is a **hybrid** role based in **SF**. --- **What You Will Do** - Build and grow a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, mentorship, and career development. - Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and high engineering standards. - Partner closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to define roadmap priorities and deliver ambitious goals. - Occasionally review and contribute code to stay close to the technology and unblock the team. - Drive operational excellence via strong engineering processes, incident management, and continuous improvement. - Balance short-term delivery with long-term investments in technical quality and platform scalability. --- **About You** - **8+ years** building and operating large-scale platforms or multi-tenant systems. - **5+ years** managing engineers. - Strong technical foundation: can review system designs, understand data model challenges, and evaluate infrastructure tradeoffs. - Proven ability to translate business goals into technical strategy and drive cross-org alignment. - Track record establishing trust, psychological safety, and clear expectations; skilled at timely, candid feedback. - Strong facilitator in technical conflict: listens, synthesizes, decides, and brings the team along. - Clear communicator who sets expectations, gives direct feedback, and builds trust across teams. --- **Benefits & Compensation** - Competitive compensation package and stock options. - Comprehensive, inclusive healthcare package. - Mentorship and professional growth opportunities (including industry events). - Flexible Time Off (recommended minimum of **4 weeks/year**) plus paid holidays. - Remote-friendly culture with teammates across multiple time zones. - Dedicated equipment and work-from-home budget. **Pay Range (San Francisco, CA):** $262,000–$348,000. Actual salary depends on job-related skills, experience, and location. Total compensation may include benefits, equity, and eligibility for bonus/variable pay. --- **Disclosures** - **Privacy:** Review the Job Applicant Privacy Policy for details on how your data is handled. - **Equal Opportunity:** Vercel is committed to an inclusive workplace and does not discriminate on protected characteristics. Vercel encourages everyone to apply, even if they don’t check every box.
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