Backed by ICONIQ and Amplify.
About the role
You will work alongside an engineering director who focuses on strategy and executive alignment, leaving you free to manage 15 senior engineers, establish effective team structures, and support steady project execution. Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours. It may also require occasional nights and weekends as necessary to support any on-call coverage. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience managing infrastructure or systems engineering teams, including experience leading larger groups (10+ engineers) or setting up tech lead structures
- 10+ years of related engineering experience in low-latency systems, networking, CDNs, or C/C++/Rust environments, with enough depth to review engineering proposals and prioritize tech debt
- Enthusiasm for developing senior engineers, building balanced team workflows, and measuring success by team output and health
- Experience building collaborative, accountable teams with a habit of providing clear, honest, and constructive feedback
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience managing distributed teams and turning complex goals into clear tasks
- A practical approach to problem-solving and a preference for automation over manual work
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.
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Posting Open Date: 10/27/2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 11/26/26
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Senior Engineering Manager - Edge Delivery
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