Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Job Description

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 377 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.
As a SIte Reliability Engineer in Fastly’s TechOps organization, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of Fastly Infrastructure.
What You’ll Do:

Produce new automation and tooling. Evolve existing systems to reduce manual toil across the Fastly fleet
Proactively improve monitoring and alerting. Ensure focus and that the right metrics are monitored to maintain optimal performance and customer stability
Be an advocate for the stability of the platform and our customers. Work collaboratively across engineering teams in pursuit of this goal
Focus on continuous improvement. Learn from operational challenges and incorporate them into forward looking plans
Solve large scale problems and optimize everything. Look for opportunities to make our systems more efficient and tune our stack for speed

What We’re Looking For: 

Deep knowledge of Linux/Unix systems
Software development proficiency in a language such as Go or Python
Experience working in on-prem or cloud environments. Comprehensive knowledge of systems throughout their lifecycle, from design and provisioning to operations
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals
Proven experience with large-scale, highly available platforms, or a demonstrated ability to operate effectively at scale

We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these: 

Familiarity with BGP routing protocol or Linux network stack
Experience with kubernetes or other container orchestration

Work Hours:

This position will require you to be available during core business hours.

Work Locations & Travel Requirements: 
This position is open to both hybrid and remote work locations within the US.
The preferred hybrid locations for this position are:

San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Denver, CO

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. We are willing to consider remote candidates in the US. 
This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.
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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary:
The estimated salary range for this position is $167,790 to $201,348.
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.
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), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2025, we offer 11 paid local holidays, 11 paid company wellness days.
Why Fastly?

We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.
We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand.
We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful — every day.
We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.

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! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.
Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.