Backed by CRV.
About the role
You will drive the execution of initiatives foundational to Fastly’s internal authentication, identity, and access control systems. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex problems, guiding architecture, and is passionate about resilience —while keeping systems secure and scalable. You will help shape Fastly’s internal trust architecture for years to come. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in a technical capacity as an individual contributorTeam player in areas such as Privileged Access Management, workload identity management, LDAP, secrets management, or trust systems
- Strong systems engineering background with deep experience in Linux, networking, and distributed systems
- Demonstrated expertise in modern programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, Rust) and infrastructure tooling (e.g., Terraform, Vault, Consul, Chef)
- Passionate about demos, feedback-driven work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts for varying audiences and produce clear and comprehensive documentation
- A collaborative mindset with experience working across cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of respect, knowledge sharing and innovation influencing technical decisions at the org level
More about this role
Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.
We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Fastly is seeking a Senior Engineer to represent our Platform Security team, with a specialized focus on Trust and Identity infrastructure. This is a high-impact individual contributor role for a technically exceptional engineer with deep experience in secure platform services at incredible scale.
You will drive the execution of initiatives foundational to Fastly’s internal authentication, identity, and access control systems. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex problems,...
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