Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

Fastly’s Technical Operations (TechOps) team is responsible for building & operating the infrastructure that powers the Fastly Edge Cloud Platform. We oversee an extensive global network that spans 6 continents with over 252 TBps of connected capacity. Our platform serves a significant portion 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 for an experienced technical leader with deep knowledge of the internet that can bring strong engineering principles, operational rigor, and mature automation skills to help craft the future of Fastly’s network. 

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

• Design, build, and maintain the software & infrastructure that powers Fastly’s Edge Cloud Platform.
• Develop innovative ways of monitoring performance of the platform, with focus on the experience of end users on the Internet. Catch and remediate potential issues before they develop into impacting events.
• Increase scalability by building self-healing automation to reduce manual interaction, including network & system configuration, capacity & performance management, and traffic engineering.
• Respond to both internal & external facing incidents. Use learnings from these events to help shape processes, automation and tooling to reduce future occurrences. 
• Advocate for operational stability of the network. Look for areas of opportunity and partner with engineering teams in the scoping and prioritization of their roadmaps and software solutions.
• Participate in an on-call rotation shared with a globally distributed team. 

What we’re looking for

• Advanced Linux knowledge and the ability to dive deep into the stack. 
• Strong programming skills, preferably in Python or Go.
• Real-world experience in the protocols and practices that make up the fabric of the global internet, including IP, BGP, Anycast, and DNS.
• Experience across cloud hosting solutions (i.e., GCP, AWS and Azure)
• Understanding of highly available & complex systems and how they operate at scale. Ability to think through edge cases and failure scenarios.
• Ability to analyze traffic patterns across multiple dimensions using flow-based tools. 
• implement innovative ways to monitor and measure quantifiable metrics and experience working with tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk or equivalent.
• Passionate about knowledge sharing. Strong documentation skills and a willingness to mentor others.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $167,790 to $209,740.

Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

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

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements

This position is based out of Fastly’s San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, or New York office.  Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. 

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

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 including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), company paid holidays, paid time off and paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.