Site Reliability Engineer, Compute

Position Overview

• Location Type: Hybrid (EU-based)
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Competitive (Includes Equity)

Vercel is a leading provider of Frontend Cloud, empowering developers to build, scale, and secure faster, more personalized web experiences. We serve customers like Under Armour, eBay, The Washington Post, Johnson & Johnson, and Zapier. Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products, fostering an environment where you can do the best work of your life.

We are seeking experienced Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to join our growing team and expand our SRE practice, integrating reliability principles more deeply into Vercel’s engineering process. You will report directly to the Director of Managed Infrastructure and play a foundational role in building a global SRE footprint, focusing on enhancing our Compute infrastructure in close partnership with our EU-based developer team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the reliability and scalability of Vercel’s products through end-to-end design, development, and deployment of new software.
• Drive continuous risk mitigation and reduction via incident management, blameless postmortems, and follow-ups.
• Drive measurable improvements to the reliability, performance, and efficiency of production systems through instrumentation, analysis, and implementation of engineering improvements.
• Devise repeatable, low-toil operational practices through the development of automated systems for software delivery, system failover, and capacity management.
• Partner with development teams to influence software design and operational practices.

Requirements

• Experience: At least 3 years of experience in an SRE role, or at least 5 years of experience in an adjacent role (e.g., platform engineering) operating in a scaled environment.
• SRE Philosophy: Firm grasp of the SRE philosophy and mindset, with practical experience working on or directly with SRE teams that have proactively engaged in system design and improvement.
• Problem Solving: Strong sense of accountability and commitment to problem-solving, backed by a curiosity to dig deep and identify root causes.
• Influence: Willingness to proactively engage with development teams to influence the course of software design and operational practices.
• Risk Management: Capability to manage risk, make decisions, and exhibit sound judgment.
• Project Delivery: Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver long-term projects.
• Technical Skills: Experience with distributed system design, Containers, Virtual Machines, and Linux.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with Terraform and/or Golang

Company Information

Vercel’s Frontend Cloud provides the developer experience and infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Inclusive Healthcare Package.
• Learn and Grow: Mentorship and attendance at industry events.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Gear provided to support your work.