Vercel
Software Engineer, AI Gateway
$196K–$294K
Hybrid - San Francisco +1 · Full-time · Posted Feb 12, 2026
- Location
- Hybrid - San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience
About the job
Develop and maintain Vercel’s AI Gateway, a unified API platform that connects developers to AI models from multiple providers with reliable, low-latency access.
What you'll do
- Build and improve unified API endpoints, rate limiting, and intelligent failover features.
- Test and maintain reliable, low-latency services for high-volume AI inference requests.
- Integrate AI providers and models, contribute to open-source projects, and use user feedback to improve the platform.
What they ask for
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and experience with backend development, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience with AI/ML integrations, API gateways, distributed systems, or high-throughput services.
- Experience contributing to or participating in open-source projects.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.
Pay
$196,000-$294,000 USD base salary
Tools
JavaScript/TypeScript, AI SDK
AI focus
Build infrastructure for accessing AI models, including provider integrations, high-volume inference, rate limiting, and automatic failovers.
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