Senior Engineer - Network Management Platform

Fastly•San Francisco, NY

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Network Management Platform team at Fastly is responsible for the suite of services and infrastructure that store and deploy all of Fastly’s network configuration. This is a mission-critical team that shepherds our fleet’s view of the world. We’re looking to add a Senior Software Engineer to the team. In this role, you’ll be a key player in our interactions with the infrastructure and operations teams that depend on us. You’ll work closely with our partners to set the team direction and deliver the next generation of features and functionality that enable Fastly to operate an ever-expanding global fleet.

Requirements

Significant related professional experience developing software. Most Senior Engineers at Fastly have more than 5 years of related experience.
3 years of experience in building and managing containerized applications and container orchestration platforms like Docker and Kubernetes
3 years of experience with automating public cloud workloads (GCP, AWS), and using IaC solutions such as Terraform
Experience in software development and DevOps best practices
Track record of writing resilient and maintainable Python or another modern language

Nice To Haves

A practical understanding of, and experience with, networking concepts at scale
Experience provisioning and configuring network infrastructure
A background in infrastructure provisioning and deployment concepts, ie ZTP
Experience with configuration management software such as ansible and chef
Experience with compiled languages, preferably Go
Knowledge of scalable and distributed key-value stores and sql databases

Responsibilities

Work with our peers across the company to architect and deliver the next generation of features which manage and deploy network configuration
Design and deliver features to support infrastructure provisioning as Fastly’s fleet grows in size and complexity
Develop and improve software development processes including testing, CI/CD, etc
Write code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise and contribute to code reviews, improving the codebase and other team processes
Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration within the team