Staff Software Engineer, Compute Platform

San Francisco, CARemoteFull-time$211k2026-10-06 → 2026-11-10

Hybrid

Core

Building and scaling the hosting infrastructure for Fastly's Compute, a serverless platform running on a global edge network.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Systems/Infrastructure)

Builds

High-performance, secure serverless execution environment for customer applications

Domain

Cloud infrastructure / Edge computing / Systems programming

Required skills

Rust, asynchronous programming, concurrent programming, systems-level programming, high-reliability systems design, API design, project management

Preferred skills

Multi-tenant security, multiprocess scheduling, memory management, systems optimization, open source contribution

Technologies

Rust, Wasmtime

Responsibilities

Write platform-level code handling host concerns like back pressure and resource limits; Analyze and address performance and stability issues for high-scale systems; Coordinate with cross-functional teams; Contribute to code reviews and team processes; Manage projects from a technical lead role

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope

About Fastly

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.