Staff Engineer, Traffic Management Systems

Requirements

• At least 7+ years of experience designing and developing software components on Unix/Linux platforms

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• 5+ years of professional software development experience, designing, building, and deploying production-ready applications, with focus on network protocols such as TCP, HTTP(S), DNS etc

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• Track record of writing resilient and maintainable Rust, C, C++ and/or Go code

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• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas across multi-functional teams

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• A passion for learning, and sharing what you’ve learned with others

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• Protocol fluency and hands-on experience developing and operating DNS servers

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• (Desirable) Experience with major cloud infrastructure providers such as AWS, GCP and/or Azure

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• (Desirable) Experience with infrastructure as code systems like terraform and Kubernetes

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• Familiarity with monitoring solutions like Prometheus and Grafana

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• (Desirable) Experience with Machine Learning & Analytical tools

What the job involves

• Fastly’s Traffic Management Systems Team owns and operates the services used to balance the CDN’s traffic globally, as well as Fastly’s Managed DNS product

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• We are building a world-class DNS product with an autonomous control system that makes real-time data-driven decisions to ensure high levels of availability and performance across our network

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• We are seeking a technical leader with experience in designing, building and operating distributed systems that are scalable, fault tolerant and easy to manage

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• You’ll be joining a team responsible for critical network services, used by some of the world’s most popular companies to power the Internet

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• Many of our largest customers rely on our work to ensure a performant and delightful experience for their users

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• You will play a critical role in ensuring the team’s continued success in delivering innovative capabilities

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• Technical leadership of full lifecycle projects, driving project progress and collaborating with stakeholders

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• Coordinate and communicate with the team members and across other technical and cross functional teams

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• Prioritize scalability, security, performance and reliability in the design of the applications you support

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• Write code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise and contribute to code reviews, improving the codebase and other team processes

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• Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration within the team

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• Participate in on-call rotation as needed

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• This position will require you to be available during core business hours and occasional nights and weekends as required for on-call support

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