Senior Software Engineer, Edge Security

The Security Products group is responsible for developing and maintaining a range of security related products at Fastly. We are made up of multifaceted teams that work together to build industry leading security products that our customers rely on to secure their infrastructure. We are looking for a full-time engineer with experience developing web applications. This role is for a backend engineer developing primarily in Go, but experience with other languages (C, Rust etc.) is useful.

• →Work as part of a team developing backend systems for large scale web applications in Go
• →Write clean, modular, robust code to implement the desired requirements
• →Coordinate and communicate seamlessly with the team members and across other technical and product teams
• →Contribute to code reviews, documentation and other team processes
• →Code optimization and performance tuning

• 6+ Years of enterprise software development experience
• Deep knowledge of HTTP and related networking protocols (Varnish, H2O etc.)
• Strong interest in network security
• Hands on experience developing and operating backend systems for web applications
• Experience working in a collaborative, distributed team environment
• Strong Linux, automation, and shell scripting skills

• Prior experience building security solutions
• Expertise in building in Kubernetes 
• Experience managing hybrid cloud environments (data center + public cloud)

• This position will require you to be available during core US business hours as well as participating in an on call rotation

This position is a remote role and open to candidates residing in the following locations: North America

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

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.

The estimated salary range for this position is 181,220.00  to 217,464.00

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

All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers. We will never request sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information during the application process. All official communication will come from an @fastly.com or @recruiting.fastly.com email address.

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