196K–294K USD / year
Software Engineer, Connect Hybrid - San Francisco
FullstackHybrid — San Francisco, California, United States
Published on 2026-11-03
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About this role
Build Vercel Connect, a platform that gives AI agents secure access to third-party tools, data, and events. Own provider integrations, authentication and authorization infrastructure, SDKs, and event delivery while improving reliability and simplifying the addition of new integrations.
About the company
Vercel is a platform designed to enhance the frontend development experience, enabling developers to build, deploy, and host modern web applications efficiently. They serve a range of clients, focusing on startups and enterprises across various industries.
The team
Vercel Connect
Stack
TypeScriptOAuth 2.0OAuth 2.1OpenID ConnectJWTMCPNext.js
What you'll do
- Build provider integrations, including authentication flows, token exchange, app registration, and configuration UI.
- Improve Connect infrastructure, uptime, performance, and secure credential storage.
- Develop authentication and authorization protocols for AI applications and agents.
- Build and harden event forwarding, including webhook signature verification and project-scoped identity.
- Extend SDKs, consent flows, and framework adapters.
- Make new provider integrations configurable rather than requiring custom code.
- Work with Connect users and turn their feedback into platform improvements.
What we're looking for
- At least 6 years building and operating production backend or full-stack systems.
- Practical expertise in OAuth 2.0/2.1, OIDC, and JWTs, including authorization codes, PKCE, refresh tokens, scopes, and token exchange.
- Security experience with integration risks such as SSRF, DNS rebinding, redirect validation, webhook verification, and tenant isolation.
- Strong TypeScript skills and comfort building backend and frontend components.
- Experience integrating with third-party APIs and handling inconsistent or undocumented behavior.
- Ability to work with ambiguity, ship incrementally, and communicate clearly.
- Experience using AI agents in software development workflows.
Nice to have
- Built or operated an OAuth authorization server, identity provider, or multi-tenant integrations platform.
- Experience with MCP, agent tool-calling, delegated access, or consent patterns.
- Experience with integration marketplaces, partner engineering, or large-scale webhook infrastructure.
- Open-source contributions in authentication, Next.js, or agent tooling.
Benefits
- Equity-based compensation.
- Inclusive healthcare package.
- Flexible time off.
- Work equipment and a work-from-home budget.
- Mentorship and support for attending professional events.