Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Fastly
Network Operations
£100-120k
Plus bonus
More information about location
Edge cloud platform
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Edge cloud platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£100-120k
Plus bonus
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a better internet — a safe place where good can thrive.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience in the protocols and practices that make up the fabric of the global internet, including IP, BGP, Anycast and DNS
- Proficiency in Tier 1 Internet service providers, Internet exchanges and cloud providers
- Ability to analyze traffic patterns across multiple dimensions using flow-based tools
- Experience working with alerting, monitoring and visibility tools (such as Graphite/Grafana, Prometheus, or Splunk)
- Experience in code and design reviews and Scripting abilities in a common language such as Python, etc
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Knowledge across cloud hosting solutions (i.e., GCP, AWS and Azure)
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI / CD pipelines (ie. Git, Jenkins, Ansible)
- Adept at knowledge sharing and creating comprehensive documentation to empower teams
- Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape the technical roadmap, prioritizing initiatives to optimize automation tooling and the network
What the job involves
- Fastly’s Technical Operations (TechOps) team is responsible for building & operating the infrastructure that powers the Fastly Edge Cloud Platform. We oversee an extensive global network that spans 6 continents with over 100 points of presence and 462 Tbps of connected capacity
- Our platform serves a significant portion of the content delivered to internet consumers across the planet, with customers ranging from online media streaming services to e-commerce, to open source projects, nonprofits and more. We take this responsibility seriously!
- We’re looking for an experienced Network Engineer with strong focus on SRE principals and knowledge of the internet who can bring engineering best practices, operational rigour, and automation skills to help craft the future of Fastly’s network and directly contribute to making the internet better
- Build, operate, and maintain the continually growing global network footprint of Fastly’s Edge Cloud Platform
- Response to significant traffic incidents and lead network incidents, resolving edge cases and failure scenarios with your expertise in IP routing, particularly BGP
- Innovate new methods for monitoring network performance, focusing on the end-user experience, and proactively address potential issues
- Partner in the development and iteration of tools and automation systems that improve how we operate and build the network
- Continual deep-dive of performance-based analytics and close involvement with partner teams to maintain a performant global network
- Advocate for the operational stability of the network by identifying opportunities and partnering with engineering teams to shape their roadmaps and software solutions
- Mentor team members on the complexities of global routing, especially in an anycast-heavy environment
- Work Hours: 09:00 am - 06:00 pm
Application process
- 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
- 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 HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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
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