Software Engineer, Fastly
Summer Undergraduate Internship
This is a full-time, paid summer internship with an expected salary of $30 to $40 per hour
2-3 days a week in office
Edge cloud platform
Be an early applicant
Edge cloud platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
This is a full-time, paid summer internship with an expected salary of $30 to $40 per hour
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a better internet — a safe place where good can thrive.
Role
Who you are
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS/MIS, Cybersecurity, Business or a related field, graduating December 2026 thru Summer 2027
- Proficiency and experience with a programming language, for example: Java, C++, Golang, Rust, JavaScript, Python, Ruby
- Ability to commit to a 12 week summer internship in San Francisco from May to August 2026
- Strong communications skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communications, and communications that demonstrate professional judgment
- Work Authorization:
- Permanent Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment for this position. Fastly will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered at this time
Desirable
- Applicable technical background with analytical and problem-solving skills
- Previous related experience in software engineering (applicable coursework, projects, internships, etc.)
- Able to effectively manage your time to meet deadlines
- Passion for writing code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise
- Strong interest in building, analyzing, profiling, or debugging systems
- Eager to learn new domains, grow your skills, and move up the stack
- Ability and desire to collaborate with teams
- Depending on the team, there may be additional preferred skills needed
What the job involves
- We are looking for industrious, creative, aspiring software engineers with experience and/or interest in making the web better. Fastly’s summer internship program will run for 12 weeks (between May-August)
- During this time, you will be embedded within an engineering team to contribute and collaborate on specific projects
- You will also be paired up with a mentor to guide you throughout the program and help with your career goals
- At the end of the program, there will be a performance-based selection process where interns will have an opportunity to be considered to join Fastly full-time after graduation
- Work both independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced development team, with clear, positive, and constructive communication
- Participate in all aspects of software development activities including design, coding, testing, bug fixing, documentation and deployment
- Participate in daily or weekly stand ups and team meetings as part of a full immersive experience
- Grow with the support of your team and help others on the team grow by providing thoughtful feedback and uplifting those around you
- Build your professional network through our Mentor/Buddy Program, Employee Resource Group (ERG) programs and social networking experiences
- Additional responsibilities as needed based on specific role or team
- This position will require you to be available during core business hours
- This intern position is a hybrid role and open to candidates residing in the following location: San Francisco Bay Area
- Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. Interns are required to be in office 2 to 3 days per week
Application process
- Application Timeline:
- Accepting Applications: 1/5/2026 to 2/20/2026
- Application Review thru: 2/27/2026
- Interviews begin by 3/1/2026
- Interviews end by 3/27/2026
- Offers extended by 4/1/2026
- A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying
Our take
Internet users around the world have come to expect personalized, real-time digital experiences, but delivering these quickly and securely, while maintaining quality, can be a difficult task for businesses.
Fastly enables the companies to deliver fast, secure, and scalable online experiences. Its edge cloud platform moves data and applications closer to end-users — improving the user experience, putting the power back in developers’ hands, and enabling clients to focus on growing their businesses.
The company has helped several high-profile businesses, including Reddit, Pinterest, Stripe, EPIC Games, and more. Its offering is well-regarded in the space, demonstrated by it being named a 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Global CDN, as well as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023 report.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2019
$40m
SERIES F
Jul 2018
$40m
SERIES F
Total funding: $259m
Company benefits
- Parental support and beyond: We support our families by offering generous time off for parental leave. And beyond that, we work hard to build a culture that allows for all employees to have the life outside work that they desire year round.
- Health and wellness: Your well-being matters here. Our health plans offer a variety of options, including full medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability insurance, mental health resources, and more.
- Invest in your future: We offer 401(k)/retirement plans, employee stock purchasing plans (ESPP), and reimbursements for learning and development programs — so we can support your ongoing growth and success.
- Keep learning and growing: Helping people go further means nurturing their talent. Through annual reimbursements for employee learning activities, regular hangouts and advice from our Senior Staff, talks from industry leaders, and cultural events — we offer tons of opportunities for people to learn. And we’re always looking to grow as a company, too: we collect employee engagement and experience data annually and leverage our Employee Experience Champion Network to understand employee feedback, so we can keep improving.
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Kip Compton
(CEO)Kip joined the Fastly team in 2024 as CPO, becoming CEO in 2025. Prior to this, he was an SVP of Strategy & Business Development/Networking at Cisco.
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