Remote-Eligible Staff Edge Protocols Engineer

Fastly; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 211,370 - 253,644; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible Vacation policy

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Fastly is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Edge Protocols Team in New York, NY. This role involves developing software that communicates with client requests and customers’ websites, enhancing the performance and security of their applications.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in C, Rust, and network programming, along with a collaborative mindset. Fastly offers a hybrid work model, a comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity to impact the Internet positively.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to design and implement reliable, scalable, low latency systems.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across cross-functional teams.
• Significant production experience with coding in C, C++, and/or Rust.
• Ability to mentor and support the growth of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and deploy both C and Rust code.
• Enhance, maintain and optimize network software implementing protocols.
• Collaborate with teams to support and deliver features.
• Contribute to open source projects.
• Mentor engineers fostering a culture of knowledge sharing.

Skills

C

Rust

Linux systems

Network programming

Mentorship

Distributed infrastructure

Web protocols (HTTP, TLS, etc.)

Education

7+ years of relevant engineering experience

Tools

Perl

Go

Job description

Fastly is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Edge Protocols Team in New York, NY. This role involves developing software that communicates with client requests and customers’ websites, enhancing the performance and security of their applications.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in C, Rust, and network programming, along with a collaborative mindset. Fastly offers a hybrid work model, a comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity to impact the Internet positively.