Partner Solutions Engineer
Vercel is hiring a Partner Solutions Engineer in San Francisco, United States. It pays $176k-$225k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Vercel.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include OpenAI and Vercel AI SDK.
- Level classifies it as a senior role.
- Level lists 86 other open roles at Vercel.
AI in this role
About Vercel:
Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company, freeing people and agents to ship what's next. For more than a decade we've helped builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.
Now we're scaling our products for both agents and people to ship and run software, built in the open and trusted by OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide.
About the role
As a Partner Solutions Engineer, you'll be the technical lead for Vercel's partner ecosystem: solution and consulting partners, technology partners, and cloud alliances like AWS. You'll take integrations and accelerators from 0 to 1 with partners on Vercel, Next.js, the AI SDK, and Eve, and run the workshops and enablement that get partner teams shipping apps and agents on Vercel. You'll work with Vercel's Partner Managers and with partner engineering, sales, and product teams to grow adoption of Vercel through partners. Expect to travel about 25% of the time. This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
What you'll do
- Own technical relationships with partner engineering teams and leadership across consulting, technology, and cloud alliance partners
- Build product integrations, proofs of concept, and reference apps that connect partner products to Vercel's agentic infrastructure and open source tools
- Design and deliver agentic workshops, discovery sessions, and enablement programs with Partner Managers, and write the integration guides and docs behind them
- Support pre-sales on partner-attached opportunities and train Vercel's sales team on joint Vercel and partner solutions
- Present at partner events, hackathons, and conferences, and bring feedback from partner integrations back to Vercel product teams
What you need
- 4+ years as a solutions engineer, solutions architect, or tech lead advising or consulting for engineering teams
- 6+ years building and shipping frontend applications with React or Next.js, and you still write code regularly
- Shipped an AI-powered or agentic application with the Vercel AI SDK or a similar toolkit, and can explain LLM frameworks and agent architectures
- Shipped projects with composable services common in partner-delivered work, such as headless CMS, ecommerce, A/B testing, and personalization
- Worked at or alongside a systems integrator, consulting firm, or technology partner, and know how they staff, deliver, and grow a practice
- Delivered technical content to developers and executives, including training sessions, sales demos, and conference talks
Bonus if you
- Built integrations with Vercel's agentic infrastructure products
- Ran a certification, training, or enablement program for a partner or developer audience at scale
- Worked on cloud marketplace or alliance programs with AWS, Azure, or GCP
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive 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.
The San Francisco, CA base salary range for this role is $176,000 - $225,000 plus annual bonus. 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 eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.
Disclosures:
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- Equal Opportunity: Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.
How we rate this
Partner Solutions Engineer at Vercel rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- What's a project where you used OpenAI hands-on?
- Walk me through how you've used Vercel AI SDK in your day-to-day work.
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- If you removed AI from this role, what would be left, and how do you decide what still needs a human?
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