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Writing Javascript (must) Budgeting (must)

What this posting asks for

Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 3+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

• Own and evolve the infrastructure that powers Vercel’s build and deployment lifecycle — from handling webhooks to designing resilient database schemas and bu…
• Design and operate high-performance microservices that process millions of builds daily, ensuring speed, reliability, and developer delight.
• Lead projects end-to-end: from identifying opportunities to defining technical direction and delivering improvements in performance, reliability, and develop…
• Collaborate across teams to align infrastructure with company-wide goals and ensure seamless developer workflows.
• Participate in the on-call rotation, taking responsibility for the reliability of critical systems.
• Contribute to the open-source community, representing Vercel’s commitment to advancing developer tools globally.
• Write clean, efficient, tested, and well-documented code that others can build upon confidently.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Now we're scaling our products for both agents and people to ship and run software, built in the open and trusted by OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and milli…” · “The next generation of software won’t just be used by people — it’ll be built and shipped by agents.” · “You’ll partner with teams across Vercel to build and operate the agentic infrastructure that determines how software actually ships.”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “You’ll partner with teams across Vercel to build and operate the agentic infrastructure that determines how software actually ships.” · “Collaborate across teams to align infrastructure with company-wide goals and ensure seamless developer workflows.” · “Skilled at cross-team collaboration, able to influence priorities and drive alignment toward shared goals.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “As an engineer on the Agentic Infrastructure team, you’ll take ownership of the systems that carry that work at scale.” · “This role blends product thinking with deep systems ownership.” · “We’re looking for engineers who want to own high-scale systems end-to-end, thrive on improving the developer/agent experience, and are driven to have a lasti…”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “Invested in the people around you — through mentorship, code review, or simply raising the bar on how the team builds.” · “Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “Whether an idea starts in v0, in an agent, or in an engineer’s editor, every customer builds — and millions of builds flow through our systems every day.” · “You’ll make decisions that shape performance, define best practices, and ensure the workflows that Vercel, our customers, and their agents depend on are fast…”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “Skilled at cross-team collaboration, able to influence priorities and drive alignment toward shared goals.” · “Equal Opportunity: Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Curious, eager to learn, and motivated to push the boundaries of how modern software gets built and shipped.” · “Flexible Time Off.”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Data and analysis Supporting
  In the posting: “Privacy: Please review our Job Applicant Privacy Policy for more information on how we handle your data.”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Attention to detail and quality Supporting
  In the posting: “Shape the long-term vision of agentic infrastructure at Vercel by setting standards for scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Stakeholder management Supporting
  In the posting: “Skilled at cross-team collaboration, able to influence priorities and drive alignment toward shared goals.”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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