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Software Engineering Intern - Summer '27

Pay

USD 110,000–132,000

Location

Hybrid - San Francisco

On site

Type

Internship

Skills this role screens for

JavaScriptTypeScriptGoRustSecurityEngineering

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Responsibilities

What you'll do

  • Own an end-to-end project: scope, build, ship, and see it in customers' hands
  • Write and review production code alongside engineers
  • Debug real systems under real conditions to fix root causes
  • Communicate progress clearly, including blockers

Requirements

What they're looking for

  • Strong knowledge and capability with JavaScript and/or TypeScript
  • Ability to dig into problems deeply to understand why something broke
  • Ability to move work forward independently
  • Ability to surface blockers early
  • Strong written communication skills
  • Fluent with AI tooling to move faster
  • Ability to explain, defend, and debug AI-assisted work
  • Based in San Francisco and able to commute Mon/Tues/Fri

Qualifications

What you'll need

  • Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Graduating December 2027 or May 2028

Nice to have

What would help

  • Experience with Go or Rust
Full description from the employer

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 Software Engineering Intern for Summer 2027, you'll join a Vercel engineering team and ship production code that customers use. By the end of your internship, you'll have scoped, built, and shipped an end-to-end project, with mentorship from the engineers who own the system. This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. What you’ll do • Own an end-to-end project: scope it with your manager, build it, and ship it to customers • Write production code and review pull requests alongside the engineers who maintain it • Debug live systems by tracing issues through the stack and fixing the root cause • Post written progress updates and flag blockers as soon as they come up What you need • Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, graduating in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 • Built and shipped at least one project in JavaScript or TypeScript, through coursework, a prior internship, open source, or your own work • Use AI coding tools in your daily workflow, and can explain and debug every line you ship Bonus if you • Have written code in Go or Rust • Have contributed a merged pull request to an open-source project Disclosures: • Privacy: Please review our Job Applicant Privacy Policy for more information on how we handle your data. • 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.

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