Security Engineer

About Vercel:

Vercel's Frontend Cloud provides the developer experience and infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. Vercel enables customers like Under Armour, Nintendo, The Washington Post, Porsche, and Zapier to build dynamic user experiences on the web.

At Vercel, our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products and that goes hand in hand with creating an environment where you can do the best work of your life.

About the Role:

Join our dynamic security team to enable one of the industry's fastest-moving Software Development Life Cycles (SDLCs). This role offers an exhilarating opportunity for individuals who excel in non-traditional, agile environments and are looking to push the boundaries of what's possible in cybersecurity. A deep understanding of modern frontend frameworks is crucial. The ability to write tools to help support our small but mighty security team is a great bonus, but most importantly - it's about shipping fast. What will you ship?

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to identify, mitigate, and systematically address vulnerabilities, ensuring the resilience and integrity of our platforms.
• Work alongside our active community of researchers within our bug bounty program to assess the impact and severity of identified vulnerabilities, prioritizing fixes and enhancements.
• Assist our incident response process by contributing to established incident response protocols, aiding in the swift identification, containment, and remediation of security threats to maintain operational integrity.

About You:

• You have at least 2 years of experience as a Security Engineer or similar role.
• Experienced in writing helpful tooling in a modern language (e.g., Python, GoLang, or TypeScript/JavaScript).
• A solid grasp of vulnerability management, and a keen engineering empathy.
• You are experienced with communicating risk and technical details.

Bonus If You:

• Experience with open source software (OSS) security or contributions.
• Cloud security expertise and an engineering background.
• Comfort working in a distributed, asynchronous team setting.

Benefits:

• Great compensation package and stock options.
• 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 - Flexible vacation policy with a recommended 4-weeks per year, and paid holidays.
• Remote Friendly - Work with teammates from different time zones across the globe.
• We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $161,000.00 - $209,000.00. This salary range is an estimate. Actual salary will be based on job related skills, experience and location. Pay ranges outside San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package also includes benefits and equity-based compensation. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.