Senior Engineer - Network Management Platform

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver features that manage and deploy network configuration across Fastly’s global fleet.
• Design and deliver infrastructure provisioning capabilities as the fleet grows in size and complexity.
• Develop and improve software development processes, including testing and CI/CD.
• Write performant, maintainable, clear, and concise code; participate in code reviews and improve team processes.
• Mentor and support other engineers while fostering knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration.
• Provide occasional nights and weekends support as needed for on-call coverage.

Requirements

• Significant related professional experience developing software; most Senior Engineers at Fastly have more than five years of related experience.
• At least three years of experience building and managing containerized applications and container orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• At least three years of experience automating public-cloud workloads with GCP or AWS and using infrastructure-as-code solutions such as Terraform.
• Experience with software development and DevOps best practices.
• A track record of writing resilient and maintainable Python or another modern language.
• Preferred: practical understanding of networking concepts at scale and experience provisioning and configuring network infrastructure.
• Preferred: experience with infrastructure provisioning and deployment concepts such as ZTP.
• Preferred: experience with configuration management software such as Ansible and Chef.
• Preferred: experience with compiled languages, preferably Go.
• Preferred: knowledge of scalable and distributed key-value stores and SQL databases.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning on the first day of employment.
• Family planning support, mental health support, an Employee Assistance Program, and 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, 11 paid local holidays and 12 paid company wellness days.
• Largely hybrid work model with a strong preference for working near a local office in San Francisco, New York, or Denver; exceptional remote candidates within the US and Canada may be considered.
• Core business-hours availability is required, with possible occasional nights and weekends for on-call coverage; travel may be required.
• The estimated US salary range is $181,220 to $217,464, with potential eligibility for equity and discretionary bonus programs.