Software Engineer, Next.js

Vercel • San Francisco, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Next.js team builds the open source framework that powers millions of applications and shapes how developers build for the web. Our work sits at the intersection of React, framework architecture, developer experience, infrastructure, performance, and production reliability. We are looking for engineers who are excited to work deeply on open source developer infrastructure. You do not need to be a Next.js expert. You do need strong React expertise, high independence, good product judgment, and the ability to investigate complex technical problems from first principles. This role is a strong fit for someone with a background in framework development, developer tooling, or product infrastructure: someone comfortable moving across the stack, working in public, and turning ambiguous problems into clear technical direction.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience maintaining open source projects
• Experience with compilers, bundlers, caching, rendering systems, or distributed infrastructure
• Familiarity with Next.js

Responsibilities

• Work across framework internals, rendering, caching, routing, build systems, developer tooling, documentation, platform integration, and user-facing product behavior.
• Strong written communication, ownership, and self-direction are essential due to the highly distributed nature of the team.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed