Staff Engineer Edge Protocols

Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastlys edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly securely and reliably by processing serving and securing our customers applications as close to their end-users as possible at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet to be programmable and to support agile software development. Fastlys customers include many of the worlds most prominent companies including GitHub Yelp Paramount and JetBlue.

Were building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.

Posting date: June 25 2026

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: July 10 2026

*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Staff Software 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.

What Youll Do

• Write test and deploy both C and Rust code.
• Enhance maintain and optimize network software that implements protocols including TLS HTTP 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

What Were Looking For

• 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.
• A collaborative mindset with experience working across cross-functional teams fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and innovation
• Significant production experience with coding in C C and/or Rust.
• Proven ability to mentor and support the growth of engineers both within a specific area of expertise and more broadly
• Experience with Linux systems and network programming
• Hands-on experience in building distributed infrastructure and maintaining it over time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear and comprehensive documentation

Well be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:

• Web/Internet protocols such as HTTP TLS DNS TCP/IP UDP QUIC
• Understanding of how customers will interact with features you develop
• Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team and highly available environments
• Proficient in Perl Go or similar high level languages

Work Hours:

This position will require you to be available during core business hours and occasionally nights and weekends as required for on call support.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

The preferred office locations for this position are:

• San Francisco CA
• Denver CO
• New York NY

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

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.

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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 in the US is $211370 to 253644.

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 Fastlys 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 2026 we offer 11 paid local holidays 12 paid company wellness days.

Why Fastly

• We have a huge impact.Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only doour customershave a tremendous user base but we also support a growing number ofopen source projects and of code employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.

• 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 were 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.

Were always looking for humble sharp and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.

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