Director of Trust & Safety Engineering

About Vercel:

Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web. Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products. That starts with creating a place where everyone can do their best work. Whether you're building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story: You can just ship things.

About the role:

We are looking for a Director of Trust & Safety Engineering to join our Security organization. You will lead a multidisciplinary group of software engineers and Trust & Safety professionals responsible for protecting Vercel’s platform, developers, and end users. Your teams will design and scale systems that prevent abuse, detect fraud, and uphold platform integrity. This role combines deep engineering leadership with strategic oversight of safety and fraud programs, ensuring our platform remains secure, compliant, and trusted by developers worldwide. You will report to the CTO, Security. This role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, from our San Francisco HQ. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

What you will do:

Lead engineering teams that design, build, and operate systems to detect and prevent platform abuse, fraudulent usage, and malicious activity across the Vercel ecosystem.
Develop and maintain detection pipelines that identify fraud and abuse, including AI-generated activity such as synthetic accounts, automated misuse, and malicious or spam content deployed via AI tools.
Build systems that protect against billing and credit abuse, compromised accounts, and resource exploitation within Vercel’s platform and infrastructure.
Partner with Product, Security, Legal, Finance and Infrastructure teams to embed Trust & Safety program and fraud prevention capabilities directly into developer workflows and core platform architecture.
Create automated enforcement and remediation workflows that act on suspicious or confirmed fraudulent or abusive behavior in real time, maintaining a strong balance between platform protection and developer experience.
Drive the architecture and data strategy for trust signals, anomaly detection, and AI-driven abuse scoring systems.
Collaborate with Legal, Support, and Policy teams to ensure compliance with global regulations while maintaining transparency and fairness in enforcement actions.

Qualifications:

10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in leadership roles managing engineering teams.
Strong background in building scalable distributed systems focused on security or fraud prevention.
Experience designing machine learning pipelines or anomaly detection systems is highly desirable.
Deep understanding of trust & safety challenges in SaaS platforms or developer ecosystems.
Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate cross-functionally at all levels.
Passion for building inclusive teams that foster diversity of thought.

Benefits:

Competitive salary range $200K-$300K plus equity options
Comprehensive health insurance coverage
Generous paid time off policy
Flexible work arrangements including partial remote work
Professional development budget

Location:

San Francisco HQ (Hybrid - anchor days Monday/Tuesday/Friday)

Employment Type:

Full-time

Experience Level:

Senior / Executive