Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fastly provides an edge cloud platform that helps customers create digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably. The Senior Software Engineer will help build and operate services and infrastructure for managing and deploying Fastly’s network configuration, collaborating with infrastructure and operations teams. The role includes architecting features, supporting infrastructure provisioning, improving development processes, writing maintainable code, and mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities
- Work with our peers across the company to architect and deliver the next generation of features which manage and deploy network configuration
- Design and deliver features to support infrastructure provisioning as Fastly’s fleet grows in size and complexity
- Develop and improve software development processes including testing, CI/CD, etc
- Write code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise and contribute to code reviews, improving the codebase and other team processes
- Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration within the team
Skills
- Significant related professional experience developing software. Most Senior Engineers at Fastly have more than 5 years of related experience
- 3 years of experience in building and managing containerized applications and container orchestration platforms like Docker and Kubernetes
- 3 years of experience with automating public cloud workloads (GCP, AWS), and using IaC solutions such as Terraform
- Experience in software development and DevOps best practices
- Track record of writing resilient and maintainable Python or another modern language
- This position will require you to be available during core business hours. It may also require occasional nights and weekends as necessary to support any on-call coverage
- This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager
- A practical understanding of, and experience with, networking concepts at scale
- Experience provisioning and configuring network infrastructure
- A background in infrastructure provisioning and deployment concepts, ie ZTP
- Experience with configuration management software such as ansible and chef
- Experience with compiled languages, preferably Go
- Knowledge of scalable and distributed key-value stores and sql databases
- The preferred locations for this position are: * San Francisco, CA * New York, NY * Denver, CO
- There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider exceptionally qualified remote candidates within the US and Canada
Benefits
- Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too.
- Fastly supports its teams with great benefits that start on the first day of employment.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Family planning support
- Mental health support
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life, disability, and accident insurance
- Flexible Vacation policy
- Up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave
- 401(k), including company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- 11 paid local holidays for 2026
- 12 paid company wellness days
- Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles, allowing employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.
- This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.
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