Design Engineer

At least 5+ years of development experience. Strong programming skills and experience with application development. Excellent troubleshooting skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent understanding of Next.js and Vercel. Experience with CMS platforms like Payload or Contentful. Experience with analytics platforms like Amplitude or Heap. Experience with design tools like Figma. Familiarity with growth experimentation, SEO principles, and marketing/brand campaigns. Skills and understanding of graphic design (layout, typography, color, illustration). Perfectionism with polish, readability, accessibility, and performance. Experience working in or with Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. Close collaboration with marketing and design teams in previous roles.

Drive design leadership and engineering excellence on Vercel.com, events, and related experiences. Contribute to the design process by gathering requirements, planning, and ideating. Shape modular systems for repeatable marketing and growth use cases. Demonstrate understanding of development workflow, CMS, and analytics integrations. Collaborate with designers, marketers, and engineers for high-quality implementations. Lead the technical roadmap for acquisition surfaces, improving performance, accessibility, Core Web Vitals, and SEO. Provide design systems feedback and iteration. Advocate for and mentor other design engineers. Help grow the team and elevate design and engineering within the company.