Senior Edge Security Engineer (Go Backend) - Remote

WhateverAI; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Fastly is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Security Products. The role focuses on backend systems developed in Go, with optional experience in C or Rust.

You’ll join a team that builds security-related products for a global edge cloud platform, delivering robust, scalable services to customers across North America and beyond. You will work in a remote role, collaborating with distributed teams, participating in on-call rotations, and contributing to performance optimization, code reviews,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of enterprise software development experience.
• Deep knowledge of HTTP and networking protocols.
• Hands-on experience building and operating backend systems for web apps.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend systems for large-scale web applications in Go.
• Write clean, modular, robust code implementing requirements.
• Coordinate with team members and cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to code reviews, documentation and processes.
• Code optimization and performance tuning.

Skills

Go backend

HTTP networking

Linux

Shell scripting

Kubernetes

Tools

Varnish

H2O

Kubernetes

Job description

Fastly is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Security Products. The role focuses on backend systems developed in Go, with optional experience in C or Rust.

You’ll join a team that builds security-related products for a global edge cloud platform, delivering robust, scalable services to customers across North America and beyond. You will work in a remote role, collaborating with distributed teams, participating in on-call rotations, and contributing to performance optimization, code reviews,