Software Engineer - Platform Observability and Intelligence

San Francisco, CARemoteFull-time$155k2026-10-06 → 2026-11-10

Hybrid

Core

Design, build, and maintain software and platform capabilities for Fastly's internal observability function and developer experience.

Role type

Mid-level full-stack software engineer (platform)

Builds

Internal observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, OpenTelemetry) and internal developer portal (Backstage)

Domain

Cloud infrastructure, developer tools, observability

Required skills

Go/Java/Rust, React, SQL, Linux/shell, distributed systems, debugging, large codebase navigation

Preferred skills

Backstage, Prometheus/Grafana/Splunk, Kubernetes, Terraform, FinOps, network protocols

Technologies

Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, Backstage, React, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP

Responsibilities

Design and build observability and developer portal features; debug issues across the software stack from hardware to browser; participate in on-call rotation and incident response; collaborate on code reviews and team planning

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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.