Staff Software Engineer, Fastly
Edge Linux
$176.1-244.6k
This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs
2+ days a week in office (Larimer Street, Denver)
Edge cloud platform
Open for applications
Edge cloud platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$176.1-244.6k
This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs
2+ days a week in office (Larimer Street, Denver)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a better internet — a safe place where good can thrive.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in software development using one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, Go, Rust), with 3 of those years leading projects
- Expertise in advanced deployment and testing methodologies
- Proficiency in upstream patchset management for large open source projects, including rebasing, troubleshooting, and community participation
- Strong ability to diagnose, design, and develop high-performance networking applications
- Experience maintaining Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, etc) with a strong focus on enabling and empowering other teams through optimized systems and support
- Experience with OCI containers (e.g., Docker) particularly in overcoming challenges related to container registry management and creating scalable frameworks to support development teams
- Proven ability to design and implement broadly scoped work such as for a major refactor, new service, feature used by key accounts or other impactful changes
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams
Desirable
- Experience in Linux kernel development, including maintenance of Linux kernel subsystems
- Large scale fleet management and release techniques
- Experience with acute incident response including addressing security vulnerabilities
- Implementing IETF RFC specifications particularly transport protocols
- Experience in distributed systems and highly available environments
What the job involves
- Join Fastly's Kernel Engineering team and be a key player in advancing our development processes
- In this role, you will develop and maintain the critical tooling that optimizes the software development life cycle for our team of kernel engineers
- Your work will directly support the performance and stability of Fastly's low-latency data path, essential to all customer traffic flowing through the Linux kernel and XDP
- As part of the Kernel team, you will help drive the adoption of the latest Linux technologies, while providing essential support for our hardware platform, OCI containers, and Linux OS distributions
- Your contributions will be vital in ensuring our systems remain at the forefront of performance and reliability, with a broad impact across the company
- Contribute to technical direction and architectural decisions for kernel development, aligning with Fastly's strategic goals
- Develop innovative solutions in kernel, XDP, system architecture, and distro tooling, supporting the evolution of Fastly’s Linux Operating System
- Provide expert technical insights and support on key projects involving kernel development, architecture, networking, and reliability engineering
- Collaborate closely with Engineering and Operations teams to enhance performance, automation, and efficiency across the organization
- Support planning and execution to ensure projects are well-structured and align with organizational objectives
Application process
- Anticipated Posting Close Date: 11/30/24
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.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2019
$40m
SERIES F
Jul 2018
$40m
SERIES F
Total funding: $259m
Company benefits
- Competitive PTO Policies
- Remote or Hybrid Work
- Generous time off for parental leave
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Mental health resources
- 401(k)/retirement plans
- Employee stock purchasing plans (ESPP)
- Reimbursements for learning and development programs
Company values
- We have a curious spirit
- We focus on our customer
- We are trustworthy
- We act with passion
- We operate with integrity
- We are competitive
- We embrace transparency
- We are good people
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Artur Bergman
(Chief Architect and Executive Chairperson)Served as the company's CEO until changing roles in 2020. Previously served as CTO at Wikia, and was a Board Member at OpenID Foundation
People progressing
Joined as Sales Engineer (Media and Entertainment). Was promoted to Senior Sales Engineer (EMEA) after 2 years, then promoted again to Senior Principal Sales Engineer.
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