[Remote] Engineering Manager, CDN

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vercel is a company that provides developers with tools and cloud infrastructure for building a faster, more personalized web. The Engineering Manager for CDN will lead the team responsible for Vercel’s core infrastructure, ensuring performance, reliability, and cost efficiency while aligning with product and business goals.ResponsibilitiesYou’ll lead the team responsible for Vercel’s CDN, proxy, and edge caching systems—the core infrastructure that powers performance, reliability, and cost efficiency for every customer request at VercelYour mandate is twofold: Operate critical systems exceptionally (latency, reliability, COGS), and align the team to product and business goals, translating strategy into a clear roadmapYou will set direction, grow people, and create the conditions for high trust, high autonomy, and high output—balancing technical depth with strong people leadershipThis is a manager role, not a principal IC roleYou’ll code when it’s the highest leverage (e.g., prototypes/unblocking), but your default is delegation, coaching, and alignmentSkills8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems3+ years managing engineers (managing managers is a plus)Demonstrated success leading CDN/proxy/caching/edge or similar high-throughput, low-latency infrastructureProven ability to translate business goals into technical strategy and drive cross-org alignmentTrack record establishing trust, psychological safety, and clear expectations; skilled at timely, candid feedbackStrong facilitator in technical conflict—you listen, synthesize, decide, and bring the team with youCompetence across HTTP, TLS, caching strategies, load shedding, capacity planning, observability, and cost optimizationHave experience with Go, Lua, or Node at the edgeRunning high-signal hiring pipelinesCollaborating with product/PMM on customer-facing narrativesBenefitsCompetitive compensation package, including equity.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.We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.Company OverviewVercel is a developer platform that provides cloud infrastructure services for the web. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Covina, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://vercel.com.Company H1B SponsorshipVercel has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 4 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 5 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.