Fastly is hiring a Software Engineer in San Francisco, offering an exciting opportunity to work on high-performance internet infrastructure and technologies that help deliver fast, secure digital experiences. This role is well suited for software engineers who enjoy solving complex technical problems, building scalable systems, and working in a collaborative engineering environment.
Job Overview
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Fastly |
| Role | Software Engineer |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; relevant software development experience |
| Job Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Salary | $155,000–$186,000 per year |
| Work Type | On-site / Hybrid |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Job Level | Entry Level / Mid Level |
| Industry | Technology / Internet Infrastructure |
Job Description
The API Services team owns critical services to ensure the performance and reliability of Fastly’s Control Plane. As a Software Development Engineer, you will implement features and improvements to these high-throughput, globally distributed systems, working closely with more senior engineers and other internal Fastly teams to support critical components of our infrastructure.
What You’ll Do
- Implement projects and features that require interaction with neighboring systems, working across groups to solve issues and implement changes
- Contribute to and facilitate team discussions, respecting and incorporating differing opinions
- Provide useful design and code review feedback to your teammates
- Contribute to the core infrastructure and platform needs of the team by working with tools and frameworks like Terraform, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Chef
- Help evolve manual tasks into more reliable, automated systems
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teammates
- Help onboard and support new team members
- Take the lead in solving problems of diverse scope, with guidance from senior teammates as needed
- Participate in an on-call rotation
What We’re Looking For
- You have 1-3 years of related development experience
- Working knowledge of GoLang, with a desire to build deeper hands-on expertise
- Exposure to cloud providers (AWS, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
- Good understanding of core engineering concepts within your functional area
- Able to execute on features that require interaction with neighboring applications or services
- Growing understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Comfortable taking on well-scoped projects with support from senior teammates
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- A great teammate: communicative, collaborative, empathetic
- Eager to learn new domains, grow your skills, and take on more scope over time
- Open to working with teams distributed across different time zones
Selection Process
- Application submission
- Resume and qualifications screening
- Recruiter screening
- Technical assessment or coding interview
- Technical and behavioral interviews
- Final interview
- Offer and background verification
How to Apply
- Review the Software Engineer position and eligibility requirements.
- Prepare your updated resume highlighting relevant software development skills and experience.
- Submit your application through the official Fastly careers portal.
- Complete any required assessments or interview stages.
- Monitor your email for updates from the Fastly recruitment team.
