Carolina Lopez (Caro), technical recruiter at Vercel, explains the complexities of hiring cloud infrastructure engineers for a 650-person company building the future of web development. Based in New York and recruiting globally across SF, NYC, Berlin, London, and Amsterdam, she breaks down Vercel's values-based interview process and the importance of understanding both technical depth and strategic impact. The conversation reveals how CEO Guillermo Rauch conducts weekly customer interviews visible to all employees, her philosophy on "thinking like an owner" for career development, and why she uses unconventional platforms like X and GitHub to source top-tier talent.