Forward-Deployed Engineer

• Join Vercel's Professional Services team as a Forward-Deployed Engineer, embedding directly with the most strategic enterprise customers to drive transformational outcomes. • Lead complex Next.js migrations, architect high-performance applications, and build production AI solutions within customer environments. • Work hands-on-keyboard alongside customer teams, from migrating legacy React applications to deploying production agents using Vercel's AI SDK. • Remote-first with significant travel (25–40%) to customer sites for embedded engagements. • If based within commuting distance of the London office, the role includes in-office anchor days. Otherwise the role is fully remote.

• Have 5+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 2 years in a customer-facing technical role such as consulting, solutions engineering, forward-deployed engineering, or technical founder experience. • Have expert-level TypeScript skills — this is your primary language, writing production TypeScript daily with strong opinions on type safety, patterns, and tooling. • Have deep expertise in Next.js, with a proven track record of architecting and delivering complex applications using App Router, Server Components, SSR, SSG, ISR, and edge functions. • Have demonstrated experience leading frontend migrations — modernising legacy applications to Next.js and navigating incremental adoption strategies. • Have mastery of React and its ecosystem, including advanced state management, performance optimisation, and modern patterns like streaming, suspense, and concurrent features. • Have production experience with LLMs and AI applications, including prompt engineering, agent development, and tool-use patterns. • Have high agency with comfort in ambiguity — you thrive when given a problem to solve rather than a task to complete. • Have exceptional communication skills with the ability to conduct technical discovery, present to executives, mentor engineers, and build lasting customer relationships. • Have business acumen to understand customer objectives, translate technical capabilities into ROI, and identify expansion opportunities. • Be willing to travel 25–40% to customer sites for embedded work.

• Have led large-scale migrations from legacy frameworks (Create React App, Gatsby, custom webpack setups) to Next.js in enterprise environments. • Have expertise in performance optimisation and Core Web Vitals, with experience diagnosing and fixing LCP, CLS, and INP issues at scale. • Have experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP), building MCP servers, or implementing complex tool-use patterns in production AI applications. • Have led enterprise AI transformation initiatives, including building production agents that automated manual processes. • Have worked with micro-frontends, module federation, or multi-team frontend architectures. • Have contributed to the Next.js, React, or AI SDK open-source projects, or maintain popular related libraries. • Have experience with enterprise deployment patterns including security reviews, compliance requirements, and multi-region architectures. • Have a background in financial services, healthcare, retail/e-commerce, or media. • Have spoken at conferences or published thought leadership on frontend architecture, migrations, or AI applications.

• Lead complex frontend migrations — modernising legacy React, Vue, or other frameworks to Next.js, including Pages to App Router transitions and large-scale codebase transformations. • Conduct technical assessments and code audits, analysing customer codebases for performance bottlenecks, architectural anti-patterns, and optimisation opportunities. • Architect and implement high-performance Next.js applications leveraging App Router, Server Components, streaming, ISR, edge functions, and advanced rendering strategies. • Optimise Core Web Vitals and application performance using tools like Vercel Speed Insights. • Build production AI solutions using Vercel's AI SDK and AI Cloud, including conversational interfaces, production agents, MCP servers, and agentic workflows. • Embed with strategic customers to build production applications, working within their systems and shipping TypeScript code that goes live. • Drive enablement and knowledge transfer through workshops, pair programming, and documentation. • Navigate complex enterprise environments by building relationships with stakeholders across engineering, product, and executive teams. • Participate in pre-sales activities including discovery calls, scoping sessions, and proposal development. • Contribute to service evolution by identifying repeatable patterns, building reusable components, and sharing insights back to Product and Engineering.

• Receive great compensation package and stock options. • Get an inclusive healthcare package. • Access mentorship and events that help you build your network and skills. • Take flexible time off with a recommended 4 weeks per year plus paid holidays. • Work remote-friendly with teammates across different time zones. • Receive gear for your role and a work-from-home budget to outfit your space.

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