Senior Engineering Manager, Edge Delivery
Core
Lead the Edge Delivery team to build and operate the customized Varnish engine, VCL compiler, and edge caching systems that power Fastly's global platform.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Infrastructure/Systems)
Builds
Customized Varnish engine, VCL compiler, and edge caching systems
Domain
Internet infrastructure, CDNs, low-latency systems
Required skills
Team management (15+ engineers), distributed team leadership, low-latency systems architecture, networking, C/C++/Rust, incident response, roadmap execution
Preferred skills
Varnish internals, high-throughput HTTP proxy architectures (Envoy, Nginx), HTTP caching mechanics, globally distributed edge networks
Technologies
Varnish, VCL, C++, Rust, HTTP, CDN
Responsibilities
Manage a distributed team of 15 senior engineers, organize sustainable team structures, run 1:1s and support career growth, partner with product managers on roadmaps, unblock technical issues, participate in incident response, maintain platform uptime and performance metrics
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC manager
