Vercel

Frontend Cloud — Creators of Next.js & Turbopack

2015
Founded by Guillermo Rauch
San Francisco
Headquarters
~600
Employees
~$3.5B
Valuation
Culture Overview

What it's really like to work at Vercel

Founded in 2015 by Guillermo Rauch, Vercel is the company behind Next.js and Turbopack. The culture is deeply engineering-driven with a ship-fast mentality that permeates every team. Remote-first with strong async communication, Vercel empowers small teams to have outsized impact on the future of web infrastructure. Expect weekly releases, open-source contributions, and a product-obsessed environment where frontend developers set the pace.

Ship-Fast Eng-Driven Remote Product Impact Open Source
Glassdoor Ratings

What employees actually say

3.9
Overall Glassdoor Score
Based on 150 reviews
Culture & Values 3.8
Work-Life Balance 3.4
Compensation & Benefits 4.0
Career Opportunities 3.5
Senior Management 3.5
Overall Rating 3.9
72% Recommend to a Friend
78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Employee Review Themes

The good and the hard parts

✓ What employees love

  • ✓ Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, and the edge runtime
  • ✓ Remote-first with strong async culture — true flexibility in how and where you work
  • ✓ Ship-fast mentality is real — weekly releases and rapid iteration cycles
  • ✓ Strong open-source community impact — your work is used by millions of developers

✗ What could be better

  • ✗ High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout over time
  • ✗ Leadership sets very high standards — the pace and expectations aren't for everyone
  • ✗ Some teams have unclear ownership boundaries as the company scales
  • ✗ Compensation is competitive but not top-tier compared to FAANG
Engineering Culture

How the engineering team works

Tech Stack

TypeScript Rust Go

Open Source

Creators of Next.js, Turbopack, and SWC. Vercel's open-source projects power millions of production sites worldwide.

Infrastructure

Edge runtime and serverless architecture. Building the frontend cloud with global deployments, edge functions, and instant rollbacks.

Team Culture

Small, autonomous teams with high ownership. Remote-first with async communication. Engineers ship directly to production with confidence. Read the blog →

Open Positions

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