Senior Backend Engineer, Security APIs (Go)

Fastly; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 181,220 - 217,464; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

Fastly is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer for their Security Products team to design and own public-facing APIs and backend services. This role involves collaborating with frontend engineers and product managers to deliver customer experiences and requires significant experience in building APIs.

The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of Go programming experience and knowledge of RESTful API design. The position allows for a hybrid working model, providing flexibility for employees.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing and building reliable, large-scale backend systems.
• 5+ years shipping production Go as your primary language.
• 3+ years working on public APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, ship, and own public-facing APIs and backend services in Go.
• Mentor and grow other engineers on the team.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Skills

Backend systems

Production Go

Public APIs

RESTful API design

Testing and observability

Job description

Fastly is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer for their Security Products team to design and own public-facing APIs and backend services. This role involves collaborating with frontend engineers and product managers to deliver customer experiences and requires significant experience in building APIs.

The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of Go programming experience and knowledge of RESTful API design. The position allows for a hybrid working model, providing flexibility for employees.