Software Engineer, Next.js

Vercel

Software Engineer driving open source projects for web development at Vercel. Contributing to Next.js framework and improving developer tools and experiences.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $208,000 - $312,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open SourceReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work across framework internals, rendering, caching, routing, build systems, developer tooling, documentation, platform integration, and user-facing product behavior.
Collaborate with a highly distributed team, emphasizing strong written communication, ownership, and self-direction.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong React expertise
Passion for open source and developer communities
Background in framework development, developer tooling, or product infrastructure
Comfort working across frontend, backend, build tooling, and runtime systems
Strong product sense and care for developer experience
Ability to investigate deeply, debug ambiguous issues, and reason from real evidence
High independence in a distributed team environment
Clear written communication and strong ownership

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation package, including equity.
Inclusive Healthcare Package.
Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
Flexible Time Off.
We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Reactframework developmentdeveloper toolingproduct infrastructurefrontend developmentbackend developmentbuild toolingruntime systems

Soft Skills

strong written communicationownershipself-directionindependenceinvestigative skillsdebuggingreasoning