Job brief: Engineering Manager - Next.js

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Vercel's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-04.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Vercel's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City · Office - New York City · Office - San Francisco
• Posted: 2026-08-11 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• 8+ years of software engineering experience

Conditions

• This is a hybrid role with 3 in-office days per week in San Francisco or New York City.

Main duties

• Write production code, review pull requests, and debug difficult production issues and performance regressions, contributing directly to the framework and it…
• Lead major technical initiatives from exploration through architecture, implementation, rollout, and production follow-through
• Set technical direction across rendering, caching, routing, build systems, runtime behavior, and developer tooling, and raise the bar for code quality, testi…
• Coach engineers through pairing, design reviews, and code reviews, set clear expectations, support career development, and take part in hiring
• Work in public with open-source contributors and partner with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Developer Experience teams, so framework changes integrate…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Vercel's 71 open listings, 54% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Vercel hires

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