Engineering Director, Vercel for Platforms

Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco · Engineering · listed October 21, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Director
Where
Hybrid
Requirements listed
7
Length
633 words

In the posting’s own words

You’ll lead the engineering team responsible for Vercel for Platforms. This product enables companies to build their own platforms on Vercel, from AI app builders and coding agents to SaaS products serving thousands of customers. We provide the infrastructure to programmatically deploy and run their customers’ applications, with custom domains, tenant isolation, and a seamless developer experience. This team is strategic to Vercel’s growth. Winning a platform means powering the applications and businesses built on top of it.

What it asks for · 7

  • 8+ years building and operating large-scale platforms or multi-tenant systems
  • 5+ years managing engineers
  • Strong technical foundation. You 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. You listen, synthesize, decide, and bring the team with you
  • Clear communicator who sets expectations, gives direct feedback, and builds trust across teams

What the job covers

  • Build and grow a high-performing team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentorship, and thoughtful career development.
  • Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and high engineering standards while creating an environment where engineers can do their best work.
  • Partner closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to define roadmap priorities and execute against ambitious product goals.
  • Occasionally review and contribute code to stay close to the technology and unblock the team when needed.
  • Drive operational excellence through strong engineering processes, incident management, and continuous improvement.
  • Balance short-term product delivery with long-term investments in technical quality and platform scalability.

Tools and skills named

Ways of working
  • Mentorship2×
Cloud & infra
  • Observability
Go to market
  • SaaS
Product & design
  • Roadmap

Words the posting leans on

  • platforms6×
  • product6×
  • engineering5×
  • technical5×
  • applications3×
  • build3×
  • engineers3×
  • infrastructure3×
  • review3×
  • status3×
  • systems3×
  • challenge2×
  • clear2×
  • customers2×
  • data2×
  • design2×

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