Head of Edge Delivery Engineering

Fastly, Inc.; Denver, New York, San Francisco (CO, NY, CA); Hybrid; USD 228,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

Discretionary bonus

401(k) with match

Paid holidays

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

Fastly, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Edge Delivery group. You will lead a distributed team of 15 senior engineers, shaping Varnish internals, VCL features, and edge caching systems that power our global platform.

You will collaborate with an engineering director and product managers to break roadmaps into clear projects, ensure uptime and performance, and drive career growth through structured 1:1s and feedback.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing infrastructure or systems engineering teams.
• 10+ years of related engineering experience in low-latency systems, networking, CDNs, or C/C++/Rust environments.
• Enthusiasm for developing senior engineers and building balanced team workflows.
• Experience building collaborative, accountable teams with clear feedback.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with distributed teams experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage a distributed team working on Varnish internals and developing new VCL features.
• Organize the team into sustainable structures for scalable operations.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, provide feedback, support career growth, retain top talent.

Skills

Team management

Low-latency systems

Networking/CDN

C/C++/Rust

Varnish/edge caching

Communication

Job description

Fastly, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Edge Delivery group. You will lead a distributed team of 15 senior engineers, shaping Varnish internals, VCL features, and edge caching systems that power our global platform.

You will collaborate with an engineering director and product managers to break roadmaps into clear projects, ensure uptime and performance, and drive career growth through structured 1:1s and feedback.