Product Security Engineer

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.

For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.

We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies like OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.

We are looking for a Product Security Engineer to join our security team to drive critical product security initiatives across Vercel’s products and platform. Your core focus will be on threat modeling, open-source software security, secure code review, SDLC tooling, and bug bounty program management. You will support both our internal product engineering teams and customer-facing security programs, ensuring that security is embedded throughout our development lifecycle and that our platform earns the trust of developers and end-users alike.

As a senior member of the team, you will lead cross-organizational security projects and champion a security-first culture within Vercel’s engineering organization. This is a high-impact role with broad scope – your work will not only secure Vercel’s core infrastructure and products (built with Next.js, Node.js, and serverless architecture), but also influence the security of the open-source ecosystems we contribute to.

If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF, NY, London, or Berlin), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. If you're located beyond that distance, the role is fully remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

• Threat Modeling & Design Review: Partner with engineering and product teams to perform threat modeling for new and existing features. Identify potential risks early in the design phase and recommend security controls or design changes to mitigate threats. You will ensure security concerns are addressed from the inception of features through deployment.
• Secure Code Review: Conduct secure code reviews and security assessments on products and services built with Next.js, Node.js, and our serverless backend. You’ll uncover code-level vulnerabilities, provide actionable remediation guidance to developers, and establish best practices for secure coding across the engineering team.
• Open Source Security Management: Oversee Vercel’s open-source security efforts. This includes monitoring and coordinating fixes for vulnerabilities in third-party open-source packages we use (as a consumer) and ensuring the security of the open-source projects we maintain and publish (as a contributor/publisher, e.g. Next.js). You will work with maintainers and the community on responsible disclosure and patching of security issues in open-source code.
• SDLC Tooling & Automation: Evaluate, select, and integrate security tools into our Software Development Life Cycle. You will drive the implementation of automated security checks – for example, using GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) and other static analysis, dependency scanning, and secret detection tools – directly in our CI/CD pipelines and GitHub workflows. By embedding security tooling into developer workflows, you will help catch issues early and reduce manual effort.

• Experienced Security Engineer: You have 5+ years of experience in an Product Security or Product Security role (or related field), with a track record of securing web products and services. You’re well-versed in the fundamentals of product security and have hands-on experience finding and fixing vulnerabilities.
• Web Tech Stack Proficiency: Strong familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js runtime security. Experience with modern web frameworks (ideally Next.js or React and Node-based frameworks) and understanding of their security considerations. You can read and review code in these technologies to spot security flaws.
• Threat Modeling & SDLC Expertise: Demonstrated ability to perform threat modeling and architectural risk analysis for complex product. You understand how to integrate security into a fast-paced SDLC without slowing it down. Experience implementing or working with secure development lifecycle practices (secure design, code review, pentesting, etc.) is required.
• Security Tools & Automation: Hands-on experience with product security tooling such as static product security testing (SAST), dynamic testing (DAST), dependency vulnerability scanners, and CI/CD pipeline security integration. Familiarity with GitHub Advanced Security or similar tools for code scanning and secret detection is a strong plus.

• Have prior software development experience beyond security (e.g. as a frontend or backend engineer). Being able to empathize with developers and write or contribute code will help you integrate security seamlessly into development.
• Hold relevant security certifications or recognitions (for example, OSCP, OSWE, CISSP, or notable bug bounty hall of fame entries). These demonstrate your depth of knowledge, though they are not required.
• Experience with security policy-as-code or infrastructure as code security (for instance, using tools like Open Policy Agent, Terraform security checks, etc.). This shows you can bring security into the automation and infrastructure realm.
• Have built or implemented security features in a product (such as authentication systems, encryption, secure CI/CD pipelines) or contributed to security community projects/tools.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $208,000.00 - $312,000.00. 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.

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.

• 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.