Staff Software Engineer, Fastly

• We are looking for a technical leader with experience in designing, building and operating distributed systems that are scalable, fault tolerant and easy to manage
• 8 years of experience designing and developing software components on Unix/Linux platforms
• 5 years of experience building and operating distributed networking/cloud systems at scale
• Track record of writing resilient and maintainable Go, C, and/or Rust code
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas across multi-functional teams
• A passion for learning, and sharing what you’ve learned with others
• This position will require you to be available during core business hours

Desirable

• You'll be joining a team responsible for some of Fastly’s most critical network services, used by some of the world’s most popular companies to power the Internet
• In addition to networking and systems-level work, this role will involve defining the architecture by which Fastly consumes data to conduct traffic engineering at scale
• Many of our largest customers rely on our work to ensure a performant and delightful experience for their users
• You will play a critical role in ensuring the success of this team to continue and set higher operational standards
• Design, implement and operate systems that react quickly to changing network conditions
• Build a distributed control system that collects and processes large amounts of data across Fastly’s worldwide fleet
• Prioritize scalability, security, performance and reliability in the design of the applications you support
• Be a central point across fastly engineering for technical conversations and building trust
• Own part of Fastly’s ongoing strategy to improve customer experience, now and in the future
• Mentor and support junior engineers

• Anticipated Posting Close Date: 8/15/2024
• Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants