Senior Software Engineer, Edge Security
About The Position
Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue. We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us. Posting Open Date: 09/09/2026 Anticipated Posting Close Date: 10/05/2026 Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. Staff Software Engineer - Security Products The Security Products group is responsible for developing and maintaining a range of security related products at Fastly. We are made up of multifaceted teams that work together to build industry leading security products that our customers rely on to secure their infrastructure. We are looking for a full-time engineer with experience developing web applications. This role is for a backend engineer developing primarily in Go, but experience with other languages (C, Rust etc.) is useful.
Requirements
- 6+ Years of enterprise software development experience
- Deep knowledge of HTTP and related networking protocols (Varnish, H2O etc.)
- Strong interest in network security
- Hands on experience developing and operating backend systems for web applications
- Experience working in a collaborative, distributed team environment
- Strong Linux, automation, and shell scripting skills
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience building security solutions
- Expertise in building in Kubernetes
- Experience managing hybrid cloud environments (data center + public cloud)
Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team developing backend systems for large scale web applications in Go
- Write clean, modular, robust code to implement the desired requirements
- Coordinate and communicate seamlessly with the team members and across other technical and product teams
- Contribute to code reviews, documentation and other team processes
- Code optimization and performance tuning
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Family planning
- mental health support
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life, Disability, and Accident Insurance
- Flexible Vacation policy
- up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave
- 401(k) (including company match)
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- 11 paid local holidays
- 11 paid company wellness days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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