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Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience
Posting Open Date: 06/08/2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 08/17/2026
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience
This team is responsible for a wide variety of tools that are used by Fastly’s customers to create, manage, and operate their resources on the Fastly platform. One of these tools is a ‘local emulator’ for the Fastly Compute product, which allows developers building Compute services to test the behavior of their service code in a wide variety of scenarios.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join this team and become the primary maintainer of the tool, collaborating with other members of the team and a number of other teams within Fastly Engineering to ensure that the tool supports all of the functionality and testing capability that Fastly’s customers expect. This role will involve extensive cross-team collaboration, designing high-quality interfaces for developers who use the emulation tool, and significant involvement in a variety of open source projects which are incorporated in the tool (or used in its development and support).
What You'll Do:
Be responsible for a developer tool which provides critical capabilities for Fastly’s customers
Ensure that the tool provides faithful emulation of the production environment while also offering controls to influence the behavior of the emulated environment
Work closely with Fastly’s product and engineering management teams to develop a roadmap for the emulation tool and ensure that the roadmap stays aligned with the production environment
Work directly with customers who use the tool to support their usage and learn what additional functionality would be beneficial for them
Contribute to the Rust and WebAssembly open source ecosystems
What We're Looking For:
You have at least 5 years of software development experience, with at least 3 of those in high-reliability systems programming, ideally in Rust, alternately in C/C++, and some knowledge of functional programming
You have a minimum of 2 years of experience with distributed or cloud systems
Comfortable writing asynchronous, concurrent code
We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
Experience with Rust or other systems languages
Experience with API design
Experience with WebAssembly and its ecosystem
Experience with and interest in technical writing
Experience with and interest in public speaking
History of open source contribution
Work Hours:
This position will require you to be available during core business hours, with a strong preference for US Eastern and Central time zones.
Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:
This position is open to the following preferred office locations:
New York City
Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.
Salary:
The estimated salary range for this position is $181,220 to $217,464.
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 2026, we offer 11 paid local holidays, 121 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 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.
All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers. We will never request sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information during the application process. All official communication will come from an @fastly.com or @recruiting.fastly.com email address.
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.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at [email protected] or 501-287-4901.
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Skills Required
- At least 5 years of software development experience, with at least 3 years in high-reliability systems programming
- Experience with systems programming in Rust or C/C++
- Some knowledge of functional programming
- Minimum of 2 years experience with distributed or cloud systems
- Comfortable writing asynchronous, concurrent code
- Experience with API design
- Experience with WebAssembly and its ecosystem
- Experience or interest in technical writing
- Experience or interest in public speaking
- History of open source contribution
Fastly Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fastly and has not been reviewed or approved by Fastly.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and mental‑health resources with day‑one eligibility. Feedback suggests this breadth is a consistent strength for many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible vacation, sick leave, local holidays, and additional wellness days. Feedback suggests this structure is a notable advantage for work–life balance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants and an employee stock purchase plan are widely available, enhancing a sense of ownership. Role information consistently references eligibility, indicating broad accessibility.
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