Build Systems Engineer - Turborepo

About Vercel:

Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, Chick-fil-A, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web.

Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products. That starts with creating a place where everyone can do their best work. Whether you're building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story: You can just ship things.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Build Systems Engineer to join our CI/CD - Turborepo team. This team owns the complete end-to-end lifecycle for building, testing, and deploying your projects at Vercel, including maintaining and improving open-source tools like Turborepo and the Vercel CLI. You'll play a critical role in enhancing the efficiency, reliability, and developer experience of our build and deployment systems, supporting both internal teams and our vibrant community of developers.

What You Will Do:

• Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of Turborepo, ensuring it meets high-performance standards and integrates seamlessly with our deployment platform.
• Identify opportunities and lead projects to enhance performance, reliability, and developer experience of CI/CD on Vercel.
• Improve developer experience for both large and small codebases
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in CI/CD technologies, bringing innovative ideas to the team.
• Engage with the open-source community, participate in discussions, and contribute to related projects, aligning with Vercel's commitment to giving back to the developer community.
• Write clean, efficient, tested, and well-documented code.

About You:

• You have at least 5+ years of relevant experience and 1+ years writing Rust code
• You have experience designing and maintaining APIs and distributed systems
• You have strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and experience with modern frontend development tools.
• You are intrigued by the challenges faced by building and orchestrating other engineer's code.
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• You have opinions about how to architect scalable codebases

Bonus If You:

• Are a React or Next.js expert
• Have experience building ergonomic CLIs
• Have experience contributing to or participating in open source projects.
• You have familiarity with frontend frameworks and their build processes.
• You are knowledgeable about file systems, graph data structures, and software build systems

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.