Staff Network Engineer

Staff Network Engineer

Members of Fastly’s Network Operations (NetOps) team operate and help build the platform that makes up over 233 Tbps of connected global capacity spanning across more than 98 points of presence. We are responsible for an extensive global network that serves a significant proportion of the content delivered to internet consumers across the planet, with customers ranging from online media streaming services, to e-commerce, to open source projects, nonprofits and more. We take this responsibility seriously!

We're looking to add experienced Network Engineers that possess extensive knowledge of how global networks function at scale, and who carry personal pride and desire to work on a critical platform that directly contributes to making the internet better. 

At “Staff” level (our most senior IC), we’re looking for someone with a deep knowledge of the internet, who is comfortable mentoring other members of the team.

We want folks to bring their expertise and opinions to help craft the future of Fastly's network.

What You'll Do

• Operate and maintain a continually growing global network footprint
• Work multi-functionally with teams in support of accurate rapid expansion to provide resiliency and stability to our global network
• Partner in the development and iteration of tools and automation systems that improve how we operate the network
• Mentor other specialists and internal teams on the complexities of global routing in an anycast-heavy environment across multiple interconnect partners and peers
• Respond to and lead significant traffic events, of both the legitimate and nefarious kind, regional or global in nature, scheduled and unscheduled, using techniques grounded in routing and DNS expertise in support of automation systems
• Continual deep-dive of performance based analytics and close involvement with partner teams to maintain a performant global network
• Provide insights into opportunity areas of the network, partner with engineering & product to influence team roadmaps & prioritization
• Participate in a follow-the-sun on-call rotation shared with a globally distributed team

What We're Looking For

• Proven industry experience of operational, deployment, building, and/or crafting big networks with a sound understanding of how CDNs work and their position in the global internet
• Strong IP routing knowledge, with a focus on solving for BGP at a global level and with a deep understanding of TCP/IP, and the potential pitfalls of anycast
• Comprehensive experience that relates to relationship complexities involving well-known global transit providers, peers, regional carriers, clouds, and DNS service providers
• Comprehensive practical and theoretical knowledge of carrier technologies, including Traffic Engineering, BGP and MPLS 
• Ability to analyze traffic patterns across multiple dimensions using flow-based tools
• Work in a Linux environment, understanding of the Linux network stack, and familiarity with software/automation tools such as ansible
• Validated scripting/programming abilities in a common language such as Python, Bash, Go, etc
• Experience working with alerting, monitoring and visibility tools (such as, Graphite/Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk or equivalent)
• Experience producing technical documentation

This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.

Benefits

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? 

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your needs. Our offerings may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.

We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit, please apply!