Engineering Manager, Fastly

• 3+ years experience managing Platform or Site Reliability Engineering teams
• 8+ years of related technical experience with distributed systems and infrastructure as code
• Demonstrated ability to drive a durable technical roadmap and facilitate effective collaboration in cross-functional teams
• Experience building and automating large scale production infrastructure in public cloud and on-prem environments. Using TFE or similar technologies
• Extensive hands on experience working in a Linux environment with a solid understanding of system internals and performance optimization

Desirable

• The Platform Trust & Orchestration Team at Fastly plays a critical role in maintaining and evolving the platform that powers a significant portion of internet traffic worldwide. This team delivers Cloud Orchestration and PKI solutions across a global network that spans six continents and boasts over 353 terabits per second of connected capacity
• As the Engineering Manager of the Platform Trust & Orchestration Team, you will lead a group of highly skilled Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) whose work is essential to the performance and security of Fastly’s platform services.
• You will foster a collaborative, technically rigorous environment that empowers SREs to grow and deliver impactful results.
• You will support the team's operational success by developing robust support structures, designing scalable systems, and advancing self-service tooling initiatives. These initiatives include critical internal projects such as Internal Certificate Management and the orchestration tool, Chef and similar systems
• This is not a traditional "keep the lights on" operational role. While reliability remains critical, the real focus here is on innovation—driving strategic improvements, building foundational infrastructure for the future, and shaping how secure orchestration and trust services evolve at Fastly and beyond
• Own the technical roadmap for Platform Trust & Orchestration systems while advocating for continuous improvement across the organization
• Lead and mentor a distributed, high‑performing team of software and infrastructure engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, reliability, and security across Fastly’s global platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders using a product-owner mindset to define clear roadmaps and priorities
• Clearly communicate upward and outward to set expectations for roadmaps and deliverables with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• This position will require you to be available during core business hours for the US Eastern Time zone, and occasional nights and weekends as needed for on-call support

• Posting Open Date: May 6, 2025
• Anticipated Posting Close Date*: May 27, 2025
• *Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants