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Urgent! Staff Software Engineer - Network Functions and Architecture Job Opening In San Francisco – Now Hiring Fastly

Staff Software Engineer Network Functions and Architecture



Job description

What You'll Do

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  • 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


What We're Looking For:



  • 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

  • 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


We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:



  • 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



Work Hours:


This position will require you to be available during core business hours and occasional nights and weekends as necessary to support the on-call rotation.



Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is open to the following office locations:



  • San Francisco, CA

  • New York, NY

  • Denver, CO


Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

We may consider exceptionally qualified candidates who are remote in the US.

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.



SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement


Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.



Salary:


The estimated salary range for this position is $195,720 to $234,864


Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.


This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.



Benefits:


We care about you.

Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too.

We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly.

Curious about our offerings?


We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees.

We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.

For 2025, we offer 11 paid local holidays, 11 paid company wellness days.



Why Fastly?




  • We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach.

    Not only do have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of.

    Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.




  • We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe.

    As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand.




  • We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us.

    We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.




  • We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’.

    Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more.

    We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.





Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations



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