Senior Edge Security Software Engineer

• 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
• 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

• Parental support and beyond: We support our families by offering generous time off for parental leave. And beyond that, we work hard to build a culture that allows for all employees to have the life outside work that they desire year round.
• Health and wellness:
  Your well-being matters here. Our health plans offer a variety of options, including full medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability insurance, mental health resources, and more.
• Invest in your future:
  We offer 401(k)/retirement plans, employee stock purchasing plans (ESPP), and reimbursements for learning and development programs — so we can support your ongoing growth and success.
• Keep learning and growing: Helping people go further means nurturing their talent. Through annual reimbursements for employee learning activities, regular hangouts and advice from our Senior Staff, talks from industry leaders, and cultural events — we offer tons of opportunities for people to learn. And we’re always looking to grow as a company, too: we collect employee engagement and experience data annually and leverage our Employee Experience Champion Network to understand employee feedback, so we can keep improving.

• Strong Linux, automation, and shell scripting skills
• Experience working in a collaborative, distributed team environment
• Deep knowledge of HTTP and related networking protocols (Varnish, H2O etc.)
• 6+ Years of enterprise software development experience
• Strong interest in network security
• Hands on experience developing and operating backend systems for web applications
• Experience managing hybrid cloud environments (data center + public cloud)
• Prior experience building security solutions
• Expertise in building in Kubernetes

• Anticipated Posting Close Date: 10/05/2026