Backend Software Engineer, Fastly
Security Products
$133.2-166.5k
Edge cloud platform
Job no longer available
Edge cloud platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$133.2-166.5k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a better internet — a safe place where good can thrive.
Role
Who you are
- You absolutely must have 2 years of production experience in coding with Go (Golang)
- In order to be successful in this role, you must have at least 3 years of production experience designing, building, and maintaining public-facing APIs, including testing and compliance with OpenAPI specifications
- You have hands-on experience with API Authentication and Authorization aspects, including but not limited to SAML, RBAC, OAuth, and JWT
- Strong skills in software testing to ensure high-quality code
- Understanding of what makes valuable observability with metrics, logging and tracing
Desirable
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, to facilitate development and deployment processes
- Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, to accelerate development and release cycles
- Familiarity with security products
What the job involves
- You will design, develop, and maintain robust public-facing APIs, ensuring they meet OpenAPI specifications and are well-tested
- Produce high-quality documentation and technical writing to clearly explain the architecture, codebase, and workflows, catering to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Actively contribute to the codebase, particularly in Go, to develop and improve features in large-scale projects
- Monitor and optimize API performance, availability, and security, taking proactive steps to address issues as they arise
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Internet users around the world have come to expect personalized, real-time digital experiences, but delivering these quickly and securely, while maintaining quality, can be a difficult task for businesses.
Fastly enables the companies to deliver fast, secure, and scalable online experiences. Its edge cloud platform moves data and applications closer to end-users — improving the user experience, putting the power back in developers’ hands, and enabling clients to focus on growing their businesses.
The company has helped several high-profile businesses, including Reddit, Pinterest, Stripe, Epic Games, and more. Its offering is well-regarded in the space, demonstrated by it being named a 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Global CDN, as well as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023 report.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2019
$40m
SERIES F
Jul 2018
$40m
SERIES F
Total funding: $259m
Company benefits
- Competitive PTO Policies
- Remote or Hybrid Work
- Generous time off for parental leave
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Mental health resources
- 401(k)/retirement plans
- Employee stock purchasing plans (ESPP)
- Reimbursements for learning and development programs
Company values
- We have a curious spirit
- We focus on our customer
- We are trustworthy
- We act with passion
- We operate with integrity
- We are competitive
- We embrace transparency
- We are good people
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Founders
Artur Bergman
(Chief Architect and Executive Chairperson)Served as the company's CEO until changing roles in 2020. Previously served as CTO at Wikia, and was a Board Member at OpenID Foundation
People progressing
Joined as Sales Engineer (Media and Entertainment). Was promoted to Senior Sales Engineer (EMEA) after 2 years, then promoted again to Senior Principal Sales Engineer.
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