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# Solutions Architect

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f231ce1a2c68021

Vercel posts a FDE role to integrate and configure the product in Austin, TX and 2 more, at $190,000–$340,000 · OTE base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Lead technical discovery and design target architectures for AI agents and web applications. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026.

- [Vercel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vercel)

Posted Feb 18, 2026 by Vercel · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026

**$190,000–$340,000 · OTE** + equity Austin, TX +2 Hybrid

Lead technical discovery and design target architectures for AI agents and web applications.

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

$190K–$340K Above the median

Midpoint $265K · median $190K

This job $190K to $340K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K.

### The work

Integrates and configures it

Balance **Mixed**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales
2. Proof of concept
3. Implementation
4. Operations

- **Coding**: Prototypes and scripts

- **Builds for**: External customers

- **Level**: Senior

- **Role**: Technical lead

### What they ask for

Experience

- **5+ years** Customer-facing technical role working with web or cloud platforms

Background

- **Solutions and customer engineering**

### Do you meet what the posting states?

The posting asks for 5+ years. How many do you have?

The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now?

The job is in Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 more. Could you work in one of these?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: Austin, TX · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA

- **Work arrangement**: Hybrid

- **Remote work restrictions**: Hybrid; based in Austin, New York City, or San Francisco, with three days a week in the office.

- **Pay**:

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## The job description from Vercel

Posted by Vercel on Feb 18, 2026

### 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 Solutions Architect on the Field Engineering team, you'll be the trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers across pre-sales and post-sales, for teams running AI and web workloads on Vercel. You'll qualify technical fit, design future-state architectures, and run evaluations and proofs of concept before the deal, then guide adoption as lead architect after it, bringing in Professional Services, Developer Success, Product, and Engineering when customers need them. This is a hybrid role based in Austin, New York City, or San Francisco, with three days a week in the office.

### What you'll do

- Lead technical discovery with Sales, qualify use cases, and design target architectures for AI agents and web applications on Vercel
- Own proofs of concept (POCs) and pilots end to end: set success criteria, guide implementation, and document outcomes for executive buyers
- Build and deliver tailored demos, technical presentations, and workshops for developer and executive audiences
- Act as lead architect post-sale for strategic accounts, guiding onboarding, reference implementations, and migrations, and tuning performance with Core Web Vitals and observability data
- Run customer security, compliance, and architecture reviews, and feed recurring field gaps back to Product and Engineering

### What you need

- 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role such as solutions architect, sales engineer, or platform architect, working with web or cloud platforms
- Hands-on JavaScript and TypeScript experience, including reviewing production application code built with Next.js, React, or another modern framework
- Designed enterprise architectures covering web performance, caching, networking, and security on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Ran technical evaluations or POCs on enterprise deals with both executive and developer stakeholders

### Bonus if you

- Built and shipped an AI-powered application or agent, for example with the AI SDK
- Led a large-scale migration to a cloud-native or composable architecture (headless CMS, commerce, identity)
- Supported customer security reviews against SOC 2, PCI DSS, or HIPAA

### Benefits & Compensation:

- 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 On Target Earnings pay range for this role is $190,000 - $340,000. Actual OTE 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.

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### 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.

[View posting at Vercel](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vercel/jobs/5806749004)

## About Vercel

Agentic infrastructure and frontend cloud for teams building, shipping, and operating web apps and AI agents.

Series F · 500–1000 people

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