Startups

Software Engineer - Platform Observability and Intelligence

Fastly · New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA · On-site

← All jobs
About Fastly

Backed by ICONIQ and Amplify.

About the role

We are looking for a full-stack software engineer to join Fastly’s Platform Observability and Intelligence (POI) team. We are specifically looking for someone to contribute to the first two items on this list, though you will work across all of our software. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 2+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated ability to deliver quality work on reasonably well-defined projects with limited oversight
  • Experience in a statically typed, modern back-end language (Go, Java, Rust, etc.)
  • Experience in modern front-end frameworks (React, etc.), or a willingness to dive in and become proficient
  • Experience with SQL and database-driven applications
  • Experience working with Linux systems and the shell
  • Experience working with distributed systems or cloud-based services, and an interest in developing deeper expertise in operating and debugging them
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.

Software Engineer

We are looking for a full-stack software engineer to join Fastly’s Platform Observability and Intelligence (POI) team.

  • Fastly's internal observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, and more), spanning cloud infrastructure and physical hardware.
  • Fastly's internal developer portal, built on Backstage.
  • An internal set of tools and data pipelines that synthesize network and financial data to provide insights into network costs, capacity planning, and related...

Read the full posting on Fastly's site ↗

Platform Engineering

Build your edge while you search

Free tools for founders and investors, plus VC Unfiltered, our take on startups, venture and the people who build them.