Software Engineer, Observability

<div class="content-intro"><h2>About Vercel:</h2> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company, freeing people and agents to ship what's next. For more than a decade we've helped builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">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 millions of developers worldwide.</span></p></div><h2>About the Role:</h2> <p>We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Observability team. Vercel users rely on Observability to monitor and understand their applications’ health and behavior. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain Observability products that meet high-quality standards and integrate seamlessly with the Vercel Platform. This role is based in NYC.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF, NY, London, or Berlin), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. If you're located beyond that distance, the role is fully remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.</p> <h2>What You Will Do:</h2> <ul> <li>Handle large-scale data ingestion, storage, and processing from distributed systems.</li> <li>Develop cutting-edge visualization tools to provide insights into application behavior and performance.</li> <li>Integrate observability features with popular frontend tools, frameworks, and build systems to enhance developer experience.</li> <li>Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, ensuring platform reliability through thorough testing.</li> <li>Collaborate with product managers, designers, and infrastructure teams to solve challenges and deliver top-tier solutions.</li> <li>Engage with the open-source community by contributing to projects and participating in discussions, supporting Vercel’s developer-focused mission.</li> <li>Collect feedback from developers and users to drive continuous innovation and improvement in the observability product area.</li> </ul> <h2>About You:</h2> <ul> <li>You have at least 5+ years of relevant work experience.</li> <li>Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript/Go and experience with modern frontend development tools.</li> <li>Solid understanding of how to efficiently work with columnar databases, such as Clickhouse or Tinybird.</li> <li>Previous experience in processing large quantities of data, using messaging systems or streaming services at scale.</li> <li>Experience contributing to