Vercel

Scaling fast

Software Development San Francisco, California Watching 1,011 employees Updated as of Jul 28

The read

Vercel is fortifying its field and startup GTM motion while absorbing leadership exits in design and go-to-market. The company brought in a Field CTO, a Solutions Architecture Leader, and two VP-level roles focused on startup growth, signaling a strategic push into technical field sales and the early-stage market. Meanwhile, four people departed for Cursor (including a VP of Design), and two GTM Directors left for Fireworks AI—a targeted drain of senior design and sales talent to AI-native competitors. Engineering remains the dominant function at 315 headcount, absorbing the bulk of net growth (+48 over 90 days), while the company continues promoting from within (30 promotions, including creative and security tracks). Inbound talent flows from Dagster Labs (7), AWS (4), and Stripe (3), underscoring a pull from infrastructure and dev-tooling peers.

+5% of staff
Net headcount · 90d: +49; mostly Engineering
New hires · 90d: 86; vs 86 hires
Departures · 90d: 37; quiet
Leadership moves · 90d: 0

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Hiring paceCooling

New hires per month, last 12 months. 366 total hires.

35 joined
Aug 2025

33 joined
Sep 2025

28 joined
Oct 2025

36 joined
Nov 2025

40 joined
Dec 2025

26 joined
Jan 2026

26 joined
Feb 2026

23 joined
Mar 2026

33 joined
Apr 2026

46 joined
May 2026

40 joined
Jun 2026

0 joined
Jul 2026

12 months agoLast month

Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.

37 people joined Engineering Aggregate
15 promotions Aggregate
14 people joined Aggregate
12 people joined Aggregate
12 people left Aggregate
8 people left Aggregate

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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.

Engineering +29

Flight risk watch

Elevated cluster of senior exit signals.

Talent flow

Which companies Vercel hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.

Recruiting from

DDagster Labs+7

Amazon Web Services (AWS)+4

Stripe+3

Airtable+2

Contrary+2

UUniversity of Technology Sydney+2

Departing to

Cursor−4

Composio−2

Fireworks AI−2

IIEEE−2

NNebius−2

SSpan−2

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