Vercel
Software Engineer, Platform
Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$13,187 more — $221,187 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $221,187 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our Platform team.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Ship pragmatic, high-leverage visibility quickly that drives improvement in how we build, deploy, and operate our systems.
- Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
Requirements
- 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.
Compensation
- The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role.
- Competitive compensation package, including equity.
- 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.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package, including equity.
- Inclusive Healthcare Package.
- Flexible Time Off.
Company info
- About the role We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our Platform team.
Equal opportunity
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- 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 pro
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