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Responsibilities
- Manage and improve clusters containing hundreds of instances across regions where customers deploy and run code.
- Write Golang daily and use Terraform to provision infrastructure.
- Use Nomad to schedule and manage workloads.
- Work with virtual filesystems, Linux primitives, and low-level virtualization.
- Own compute-platform reliability and performance, including on-call coverage.
- Collaborate across teams to drive convergence of Vercel’s compute infrastructure.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with Golang strongly preferred.
- Deep experience with virtual machines, filesystems, and Linux, including familiarity with tcpdump, strace, and iptables.
- Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale with a focus on performance and reliability.
- Experience with schedulers and orchestrators for containerized and non-containerized workloads, such as Nomad or Kubernetes.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Bonus qualifications include low-level virtualization or sandbox execution experience, product engineering experience, and on-call operations experience for large-scale distributed systems.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package including equity.
- Inclusive healthcare package.
- Mentorship and attendance at events to support learning and networking.
- Flexible time off.
- Company-provided equipment and a work-from-home budget.
- London-based candidates within commuting distance have in-office anchor days; candidates elsewhere in the UK may work fully remotely.
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About Vercel
Vercel builds a frontend cloud platform for developing, previewing, and deploying web applications, with strong support for React and Next.js. It sells usage-based and enterprise plans to developers and companies, and it stewards the open-source Next.js framework alongside tools like the AI SDK. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company focuses on speeding up modern web development and delivery.