Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain software and platform capabilities for internal observability and developer experience.
• Contribute to Fastly’s internal developer portal, helping teams discover services, documentation, and operational tooling.
• Break down requirements, own assigned work through completion, and communicate status and issues clearly.
• Debug and resolve issues across the software stack, from datacenter hardware to browser-based systems and across multiple services and data sources.
• Collaborate with engineers through code reviews, planning, retrospectives, and knowledge sharing.
• Participate in on-call rotations and respond to incidents within the team’s SLA.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with a statically typed modern backend language such as Go, Java, or Rust.
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, or willingness to become proficient.
• Experience with SQL and database-driven applications.
• Experience working with Linux systems and the shell.
• Experience with distributed systems or cloud-based services.
• Strong debugging, communication, ownership, service mindset, and learning orientation.
• Preferred experience with Backstage, observability systems, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, data science or data engineering, capacity planning, FinOps, network or datacenter infrastructure, or internal technical documentation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Family planning support, mental health support, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Life, disability, and accident insurance.
• Flexible vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave.
• 401(k) with company match and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• For 2026, 12 paid local holidays and 12 paid company wellness days.
• Hybrid and remote work locations are available within the US, with a preference for hybrid work near a local office; occasional travel, nights, and weekends may be required for role support and on-call coverage.