Staff Engineer (Edge Protocols)

Join Fastly, a leading edge cloud platform, as a Staff Engineer on the Edge Protocols Team. In this role, you will develop software that interacts with both the front and back ends of Fastly, handling incoming client requests and communicating with customers' websites. You will work on a variety of projects, including implementing new protocols, load balancing, routing, security enhancements, and more. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to open source projects and mentor other engineers. Fastly offers a range of benefits, including generous parental leave, health and wellness coverage, retirement plans, and opportunities for learning and development.

• Concevoir, mettre en œuvre et optimiser des logiciels réseau qui gèrent les protocoles tels que TLS, HTTP, QUIC, etc.
• Collaborer avec des équipes interfonctionnelles pour établir une feuille de route technique claire et prioriser les initiatives clés.
• Mentorer et soutenir la croissance professionnelle des ingénieurs, en favorisant une culture de partage des connaissances et d'innovation au sein de l'équipe.
• Proven ability to design & implement reliable, scalable, low latency systems. Most Staff Engineers at Fastly have at least 7 years of domain relevant engineering experience
• Proven ability to mentor and support the growth of engineers, both within a specific area of expertise and more broadly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and comprehensive documentation
• Hands-on experience in building distributed infrastructure and maintaining it over time
• Significant production experience with coding in C, C++, and/or Rust
• Experience with Linux systems and network programming
• A collaborative mindset with experience working across cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and innovation
• Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team and highly available environments
• Understanding of how customers will interact with features you develop
• There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US and Canada
• Web/Internet protocols such as HTTP, TLS, DNS, TCP/IP, UDP, QUIC
• Proficient in Perl, Go, or similar high level languages