Owns the unified API gateway layer that handles multi-provider AI model access, rate limiting, intelligent failover, and routing for AI-powered applications.
skills
[API gateway design][distributed systems][multi-provider LLM integration][rate limiting and throttling][failover architecture][low-latency systems engineering]
seniority
ic
distinctFrom
Differs from agentops-engineer (runtime observability of agents) and ai-solutions-engineer (customer-facing integration): this is core infrastructure, the multi-provider routing and failover layer between applications and model providers.
Vercel AI Gateway is a shipping product (one key for hundreds of models, unified API, automatic cross-provider failover). The original Built In URL did not resolve; source refreshed to the official Vercel greenhouse posting. Pay added 2026-09-25: the same tracked Greenhouse URL now discloses a base range, directly fetched and confirmed verbatim: 'The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $196,000-$294,000.' Range not captured in the prior round. SF base; other locations may be adjusted per the posting.
