Fastly
Staff Software Engineer - Network Telemetry
Fastly, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
About Fastly
Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s 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. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.Role Overview
We are looking for a technical leader with experience in designing, building and operating distributed systems that are scalable, fault tolerant and easy to manage. The pipelines you will work with are near-real-time telemetry and some of them are extremely latency sensitive as they are part of traffic engineering controller inputs. You will also be responsible for running complex troubleshooting that requires new telemetry to be introduced or when the issue spans multiple parts of the stack.What You'll Do
Lead multi-functional initiatives, collaborate and gather requirements from cross functional teams and translate them into software features that can increase automation capabilitiesDesign, implement and operate distributed control systems that collect and aggregate large amounts of data to manage network services and configurationBe the point person to run complex troubleshooting when the problem spans multiple complex subsystemsConsider scalability, security, performance and reliability in the design of the applications you supportBuild relationships with other teams and act as technical lead in conversations inside and outside the teamHelp identify new areas of opportunity in existing products, and draft solutions to support those effortsMentor junior engineers and give them opportunities to grow inside your projectsWhat We're Looking For
You have a minimum of 7 years of experience building or operating networking/distributed/cloud systemsYou have at least 7 years of hands-on experience with design and development of software components on Unix/Linux platformsExperience with projects related to low-latency data collection and analysisYou have at least 4 years of experience in writing elegant and maintainable Rust, Python and/or Go codePreferred Qualifications
Experience with GCP (Google Cloud Platform) or AWS infrastructureImplementation skills with network data structures such as graphs, tries, etc.Experience with Machine Learning & Analytical toolsExperience with infrastructure as code systems like terraform and KubernetesFamiliarity with network protocols such as DNS and TCPWork Hours
This position will require you to be available during core business hours.Work Locations & Travel Requirements
This position is open to San Francisco, CA and US (Remote). The preferred locations for this position are San Francisco, CA. Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. We are willing to consider remote candidates in US (Remote). This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is $181,220 to $226,520. 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. 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 non-accrual 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 2024, we offer 10 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 our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives.We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe.We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us.We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’.We’re 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.Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901.Fastly collects and processes personal data submitted by job applicants in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please see our privacy notice for job applicants.
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Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s 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. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.Role Overview
We are looking for a technical leader with experience in designing, building and operating distributed systems that are scalable, fault tolerant and easy to manage. The pipelines you will work with are near-real-time telemetry and some of them are extremely latency sensitive as they are part of traffic engineering controller inputs. You will also be responsible for running complex troubleshooting that requires new telemetry to be introduced or when the issue spans multiple parts of the stack.What You'll Do
Lead multi-functional initiatives, collaborate and gather requirements from cross functional teams and translate them into software features that can increase automation capabilitiesDesign, implement and operate distributed control systems that collect and aggregate large amounts of data to manage network services and configurationBe the point person to run complex troubleshooting when the problem spans multiple complex subsystemsConsider scalability, security, performance and reliability in the design of the applications you supportBuild relationships with other teams and act as technical lead in conversations inside and outside the teamHelp identify new areas of opportunity in existing products, and draft solutions to support those effortsMentor junior engineers and give them opportunities to grow inside your projectsWhat We're Looking For
You have a minimum of 7 years of experience building or operating networking/distributed/cloud systemsYou have at least 7 years of hands-on experience with design and development of software components on Unix/Linux platformsExperience with projects related to low-latency data collection and analysisYou have at least 4 years of experience in writing elegant and maintainable Rust, Python and/or Go codePreferred Qualifications
Experience with GCP (Google Cloud Platform) or AWS infrastructureImplementation skills with network data structures such as graphs, tries, etc.Experience with Machine Learning & Analytical toolsExperience with infrastructure as code systems like terraform and KubernetesFamiliarity with network protocols such as DNS and TCPWork Hours
This position will require you to be available during core business hours.Work Locations & Travel Requirements
This position is open to San Francisco, CA and US (Remote). The preferred locations for this position are San Francisco, CA. Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. We are willing to consider remote candidates in US (Remote). This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is $181,220 to $226,520. 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. 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 non-accrual 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 2024, we offer 10 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 our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives.We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe.We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us.We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’.We’re 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.Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901.Fastly collects and processes personal data submitted by job applicants in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please see our privacy notice for job applicants.
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