Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 6+ years

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves owning and evolving the infrastructure that powers Vercel’s build and deployment systems, focusing on performance, reliability, and developer experience.

Key Responsibilities

Own infrastructure for build and deployment
Design microservices for high performance
Ensure system reliability and resilience
Collaborate with teams to improve workflows
Contribute to open-source projects

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes backend microservices, cloud infrastructure on AWS, infrastructure as code with Terraform, and scalable APIs.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend engineer with over 6 years of experience in designing and operating distributed systems, proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform. They should have a strong focus on reliability, performance, and developer experience.

Must-Have Skills

6+ years of experience designingbuildingand operating backend applications and distributed systemsProficiency in JavaScript/TypeScriptExperience with cloud infrastructure (AWS)Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform)

Nice-to-Have Skills

Open-source contributionMicroservices architecturePerformance tuningResilience engineering

Tools & Platforms

AWSTerraformGitDockerKubernetes

Required Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptAWSAmazon Web ServicesTerraformMicroservicesCI/CDBuild systemsDistributed systemsWebhooksDatabase schemasAPIs

Hard Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptAWSAmazon Web ServicesTerraformMicroservicesCI/CDBuild systemsDistributed systemsWebhooksDatabase schemasAPIs

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingreliabilityownershipperformance optimizationdeveloper experience focus

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Build and maintain scalable deployment infrastructure

Role Subtype Backend Engineer

Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Terraform, Microservices, APIs, Distributed systems

Keywords for Your Resume

software engineerbackend applicationsdistributed systemsmicroservicesAWSAmazon Web ServicesTerraformCI/CDbuild systemswebhooksdatabase schemasAPIsperformance optimizationdeveloper experiencereliability engineeringcloud infrastructureperformance tuning

Deal Breakers

Less than 6 years of relevant experience, Lack of proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, No experience with AWS or Terraform, Inability to work in a hybrid environment

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