Staff Engineer - Edge Protocols

The Edge Protocols Team develops software that interacts with both sides of Fastly, front and back - handling every incoming client request to Fastly and talking to customers’ websites. Projects range from implementing new protocols, efficient load balancing, routing among the edge nodes, defending customers from attacks, security enhancements, privacy products and more. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer passionate about applying their talents to make the Internet fast and secure. Write, test, and deploy both C and Rust code. Enhance, maintain and optimize network software that implements protocols including TLS, QUIC, etc. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to shape a clear technical roadmap - prioritizing key initiatives and proactively identifying and mitigating risks - to deploy, support, troubleshoot, and deliver features to customers. Contribute to open source projects such as h2o and picotls. Mentor and support the professional growth of engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration within the team. Benefits Parental support and beyond: We support our families by offering generous time off for parental leave. And beyond that, we work hard to build a culture that allows for all employees to have the life outside work that they desire year round. Health and wellness: Your well-being matters here. Our health plans offer a variety of options, including full medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability insurance, mental health resources, and more. Invest in your future: We offer 401(k)/retirement plans, employee stock purchasing plans (ESPP), and reimbursements for learning and development programs — so we can support your ongoing growth and success. Keep learning and growing: Helping people go further means nurturing their talent. Through annual reimbursements for employee learning activities, regular hangouts and advice from our Senior Staff, talks from industry leaders, and cultural events — we offer tons of opportunities for people to learn. And we’re always looking to grow as a company, too: we collect employee engagement and experience data annually and leverage our Employee Experience Champion Network to understand employee feedback, so we can keep improving. Qualifications Proven ability to design & implement reliable, scalable, low latency systems. Most Staff Engineers at Fastly have at least 7 years of domain relevant engineering experience. Proven ability to mentor and support the growth of engineers, both within a specific area of expertise and more broadly. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and comprehensive documentation. Hands‑on experience in building distributed infrastructure and maintaining it over time. Significant production experience with coding in C, C++, and/or Rust. Experience with Linux systems and network programming. A collaborative mindset with experience working across cross‑functional teams, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and innovation. Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team and highly available environments. Understanding of how customers will interact with features you develop. There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US and Canada. Web/Internet protocols such as TLS, DNS, TCP/IP, UDP, QUIC. Proficient in Perl, Go, or similar high level languages. #J-18808-Ljbffr Fastly