Software Engineer - Trust & Safety at Vercel

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Cloud InfrastructureIndustries

Requirements

  • At least 4+ years of experience managing technical teams, or 6+ years as team technical lead in rapidly growing companies
  • Applied experience building and maintaining scaled abuse detection and restriction/checkpoint systems in a professional setting
  • Strong communication skills and comfort with uncertainty
  • Excitement about nurturing engineers and building engineering teams
  • Located in the SF Bay Area

Responsibilities

  • Hold a high bar for technical work and teamwork
  • Build rapport with each member of the team and support them as they level up their skills
  • Work closely with team leadership, program manager, and trust & safety sub-teams to synthesize needs into engineering roadmaps
  • Review and write code along with the team
  • Participate in and manage the team's on-call rotation
  • Reduce abuse, fraud, and other harms on Vercel

Skills

Abuse Detection
Fraud Prevention
Scalable Systems
Engineering Management
Code Review
On-call Management
Checkpoint Systems
Restriction Systems
Team Leadership

Vercel

Platform for building and deploying web applications

About Vercel

Vercel provides a platform for developers and businesses to build, deploy, and manage modern web applications. Its services include tools that enhance image and video workflows using AI features like smart cropping and object detection. Vercel simplifies the complexities of serverless architecture, allowing for global content delivery without extra infrastructure. The company ensures high security and uptime with features such as automatic HTTPS and DDoS protection. Unlike competitors, Vercel focuses on a managed global rendering layer and offers a subscription-based model tailored to various client needs, from individual developers to large enterprises. The goal of Vercel is to empower developers to create efficient and secure web applications.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$547.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Stock Options
Company Equity
Professional Development Budget
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Remote Work Options
Home Office Stipend

Risks

Increased competition in the cloud application platform space threatens Vercel's market share.
Rapid AI evolution may outpace Vercel's current offerings, risking competitive edge loss.
Reliance on a subscription model could be risky during economic downturns.

Differentiation

Vercel offers a managed global rendering layer for modern web applications.
The company provides advanced AI-powered tools for image and video optimization.
Vercel's platform supports full lifecycle media management with auto-tagging and access control.

Upsides

Vercel secured $250 million in Series E funding for growth and platform development.
The introduction of V0 enhances Vercel's offerings in AI-driven web development.
Recognition as a Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant boosts Vercel's market position.

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