Fastly · 22 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - Network Functions and Architecture
Denver, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$211K/yr - $254K/yr
7+ years expFastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love through its edge cloud platform. The Staff Software Engineer will design and build the next generation of Fastly’s network telemetry and traffic engineering systems, focusing on distributed systems for network data collection and real-time configuration decisions.
Cloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureCloud SecurityContent Delivery NetworkEnterprise SoftwareSecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Lead full lifecycle projects from design and development through roll out and maintenance to build systems that make automated network configuration decisions for load balancing, traffic engineering and failover purposes
Design and build systems to collect, normalize, enrich, transport, and process data from heterogeneous sources across a rapidly scaling network
Study and apply concepts from control theory, optimization and statistics to tackle traffic engineering problems
Design and build pipelines for generating, testing and deploying changes to distributed systems that control Fastly's edge network
Design and build software systems to run on network equipment for controlling their dataplane configuration
Technical leadership of full lifecycle projects, driving project progress and collaborating with project stakeholders - Coordinate and communicate with the team members and across other technical and cross functional teams
Write code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise and contribute to code reviews, improving the codebase and other team processes
Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration within the team
Participate in on-call rotation as needed
Qualification
Required
Significant professional experience building high-reliability distributed systems. Most Staff Engineers at Fastly have more than 7 years of related experience
Solid understanding of the Go programming language
Strong network engineering experience including load balancing, traffic engineering, etc
Consistent track record of designing and implementing large-scale and mission-critical distributed software systems
Understanding of the challenges involved in building, operating, and maintaining scalable and reliable data processing systems
Experience mentoring, guiding, and coaching team members
Ability to learn new skills and share what you've learned with the broader team
Preferred
Real-world experience in the protocols and practices that make up the fabric of the global internet, including IP, BGP, Anycast, and DNS
Understanding of control theory, optimization, probability or statistics as well as experience applying them to novel problems
Experience working with geographically dispersed teams: previous remote work preferred
Experience in network telemetry including instrumenting infrastructure and collecting, processing, storing and analyzing data
Experience writing production-level code using the Rust programming language
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Family planning
Mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program
Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident)
A Flexible Vacation policy
Up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave
401(k) (including company match)
Employee Stock Purchase Program
12 paid local holidays
12 paid company wellness days
Company
Fastly
Fastly helps digital businesses keep pace with their customer expectations by delivering secure and online experiences.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$529MKey Investors
DTCPICONIQ GrowthAugust Capital
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $160M
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $150M
2019-05-16IPO
Leadership Team
Kip Compton
Chief Executive Officer
Hooman Beheshti
VP Technology
Recent News
2025-12-15
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