Vercel

Software Engineer, Workflows

Vercel • $196K — $294K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in software development
  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend tools
  • Experience with AI/ML frameworks and workflow automation
  • Proven track record of building durable systems like agents or state machines
  • Involvement in open-source projects and community engagement
  • Excellent communication and collaborative skills

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design and maintenance of the Workflow Development Kit and Vercel Workflow platform
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code while conducting thorough testing
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to overcome challenges in AI-enabled workflows
  • Engage with the open-source community and contribute to related projects
  • Gather feedback from users/developers to improve AI enablement features

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package, including equity
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package
  • Mentorship and support to attend networking and skill-building events
  • Flexible Time Off policies
  • Work-from-home budget and necessary gear for your role
Full Job Description
About the Role:
As a member of the Workflows Team, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing our Workflow Development Kit (WDK) and Vercel Workflow platform, with a focus on AI enablement. You will collaborate closely with a team of talented engineers to create durable, observable, and fault-tolerant tools that empower developers to build AI agents, long-running processes, and intelligent workflows. This includes integrating AI capabilities for patterns like sequential processing, parallel execution, and evaluator-optimizer loops, ensuring seamless durability for AI-native applications.

What You Will Do:
  • Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of the Workflow Development Kit and Vercel Workflow platform, with emphasis on AI integrations for reliable agentic workflows, durability, and observability.
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code. Conduct comprehensive testing to ensure the reliability and stability of workflows, including handling pauses, resumptions, and state management for AI agents.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and infrastructure experts, to address challenges and deliver exceptional results in AI-enabled development workflows.
  • Engage with the open-source community, participate in discussions, and contribute to related projects, aligning with Vercel's commitment to giving back to the developer community.
  • Actively gather feedback from developers and users, and use it to drive continuous improvement and innovation in AI enablement features within the Workflows platform.

About You:
  • You have at least 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and experience with modern frontend development tools
  • Experience with AI/ML frameworks, workflow automation, or building durable systems (e.g., agents, queues, state machines)
  • Experience contributing to or participating in open source projects
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment

Benefits:
  • 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.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $196,000-$294,000. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

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About Vercel

Vercel Inc., formerly Zeit, is an American cloud platform as a service company. The company maintains the Next.js web development framework. Vercel's architecture is built around Jamstack, and deployments are handled through Git repositories.
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