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Vercel is seeking a Design Engineer to lead product design and frontend development for AI Gateway, a platform that connects applications and AI models through a…
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Vercel is seeking a Design Engineer to lead product design and frontend development for AI Gateway, a platform that connects applications and AI models through a single interface. The company builds infrastructure that enables developers to take applications from conception to production with speed, security, and developer-focused tooling. In this role, the Design Engineer will act as the primary design owner embedded alongside a product manager and an engineering team.…
Job Description
Vercel is seeking a Design Engineer to lead product design and frontend development for AI Gateway, a platform that connects applications and AI models through a single interface. The company builds infrastructure that enables developers to take applications from conception to production with speed, security, and developer-focused tooling.
In this role, the Design Engineer will act as the primary design owner embedded alongside a product manager and an engineering team. The position centers on shaping the complete user journey across graphical interfaces, command-line tools, websites, and APIs. Responsibilities include making complex technical data and controls manageable for users while maintaining advanced functionality.
This opportunity is well-suited for professionals with a strong background in web application development, visual and interaction craft, and product judgment. Candidates may come from product design, frontend engineering, creative development, or unconventional backgrounds, provided they demonstrate a strong history of shipping production-quality software.
Vercel operates as an equal opportunity employer and accommodates flexible work arrangements. Depending on geographic proximity to offices in San Francisco, New York, London, or Berlin, the position may involve required in-office anchor days, or may be performed fully remote.
Responsibilities
- Manage product design and frontend implementation across the full journey from model discovery to production operations.
- Build production experiences across websites, dashboards, command-line tools, and application programming interfaces.
- Translate complex systems involving models, providers, credentials, routing, budgets, and governance into understandable design patterns.
- Collaborate directly with customers and analyze product data to define success criteria and guide feature development.
- Maintain high quality standards post-launch covering visual craft, accessibility, performance, error recovery, and instrumentation.
- Utilize coding agents for rapid exploration and implementation while retaining personal responsibility for debugging and testing code.
Requirements
- Demonstrated portfolio showing personal ownership of shipped software and lessons learned post-launch.
- Ability to build production-quality web applications using React and TypeScript within large existing codebases.
- Strong visual and interaction craft capable of simplifying technical data without sacrificing advanced user control.
- Competence in navigating graphical interfaces, command-line workflows, and implementation details.
- Experience using customer research and product data to drive decisions and communicate reasoning.
- Familiarity with coding agents in daily workflows alongside rigorous testing and debugging practices.
Qualifications
- Experience working with developer tools, infrastructure products, model marketplaces, or observability platforms.
- Background utilizing AI models, providers, inference platforms, guardrails, or related application tooling.
- Previous exposure to APIs, command-line tools, structured product content, or agent-facing interfaces.
- Prior practice building applications or agents using Vercel AI SDK or AI Gateway.
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package including equity.
- Inclusive healthcare package.
- Mentorship opportunities and funding for events to build skills and networks.
- Flexible time off.
- Work-from-home budget to outfit remote workspace.
- Equipment provided to perform the role.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the location and remote work policy for this role?
The position can be remote or office-based depending on where you live. Candidates residing within a pre-determined commuting distance of Vercel offices in San Francisco, New York, London, or Berlin have in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, while those located beyond that distance work fully remotely.
What is the salary range for the Design Engineer position?
The base pay range for the San Francisco, California area is $208,000 to $312,000, with actual pay determined by skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on the employee's location, and total compensation may include equity, benefits, and variable pay.
What are the core technical requirements for applicants?
Candidates must be able to build production-quality web applications using React and TypeScript in large codebases, demonstrate strong visual and interaction craft, and take responsibility for code produced with or without coding agents.
What is the employment type for this job?
The posting specifies full-time employment status.
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