Software Engineer, Domains

<div class="content-intro"><h2>About Vercel:</h2> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">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, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web.<br></span></p> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">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.</span></p></div><h2>About the role:</h2> <p>Vercel Domains (<a href="http://vercel.com/domains">vercel.com/domains</a>) is the fastest domains search on the planet. We are looking for an <strong>product-leaning full stack Software Engineer</strong> to focus on customer experiences across the full domain lifecycle: <strong>search, purchase, renewal, and transfers</strong>, plus the notifications and touch points that make those flows clear and trustworthy.</p> <p>This role is mostly <strong>TypeScript</strong> and spans both frontend and backend work. You will build polished product experiences in the dashboard and supporting services behind them. You will also work with third-party registrars to ensure accurate registration data and collaborate with Customer Support Engineering to resolve customer issues and prevent them from recurring.</p> <p>This role is based in SF and includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.</p> <h2>What you will do:</h2> <ul> <li>Ship customer-facing Domains features end-to-end across UI and TypeScript services (search, purchase, renewals, transfers).</li> <li>Improve lifecycle touch points so customers always understand what is happening (statuses, notifications, emails, in-product messaging).</li> <li>Integrate with third-party registrars and make complex workflows feel simple, reliable, and fast for customers.</li> <li>Partner with Customer Support Engineering to resolve customer issues and reduce repeat problems through better UX, tooling, and observability.</li> </ul> <h2>About you:</h2> <ul> <li>Strong experience building customer-facing products with <strong>TypeScript</strong> across frontend and backend</li> <li>Experience with modern web UI development (we use <strong>React</strong> and <strong>Next.js</strong>)</li> <li>Experience building and integrating REST APIs and working with workflow-heavy systems (multi-step flows, background processing, eventual consistency)</li> <li>Experience designing data models and ensuring correctness for customer-critical flows (validation, auditing, reconciliation)</li> <li>Experience writing tests and instrumentation for core flows (monitoring, logging, metrics)</li> </ul> <h2>Bonus if you:</h2> <ul> <li>Have worked on domains concepts (registrars, DNS, nameservers, transfers, renewals, WHOIS)</li> <li>Have experience using Effect to build Typescript apps and services</li> <li>Have integrated with third-party providers where reliability varies and edge cases are common</li> <li>Have built notification and lifecycle messaging systems (email, in-product notifications, status banners)</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Benefits:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Competitive compensation package, including equity.</li> <li>Inclusive Healthcare Package.</li> <li>Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.</li> <li>Flexible Time Off.</li> <li>We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.</li> </ul> <p>The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $172,000-$258,000. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)