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’ use our edge cloud platform to ensure concertgoers can buy tickets to the live events they love, travelers can book flights seamlessly and embark on their next great adventure, and sports fans can stream events in real-time, across devices. They include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Spotify, Alaska Airlines, Hulu, The New York Times, and Ticketmaster.

We’re building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.

Senior Engineering Manager, Data Engineering

The Senior Engineering Manager will support and enable the hardworking engineers responsible for the pipelines that power data services at Fastly. You will also partner with other engineering and product teams while encouraging an inclusive and cohesive team environment where engineers can deliver the best software of their lives.

What You'll Do

• Manage a distributed team of experienced engineers responsible for the growth and reliability of Fastly’s data pipelines 
• Help provide secure, reliable, and high-throughput data pipelines to the entire company
• Empower a team of engineers from all walks of life and disciplines to achieve a high level of technical efficiency, reliability, and simplicity
• Help us unlock the potential of Fastly data
• Collaborate with data compliance and security organizations to ensure Data at Fastly is protected and verifiable
• Guide your team in evaluating new technology for feasibility, impact, and viability 
• Employ your excellent technical and non-technical presentation and communication skills to communicate roadmaps, progress, and design documentation.

What We're Looking For

• Proven success leading teams and executing effectively with a distributed team
• Experience with data pipelines that support business growth and data availability
• Experience with managing the delivery of highly available software systems
• Ability to guide, nurture and support a strong engineering culture
• Someone to form an egoless technical partnership with engineering leaders
• Dedication to modeling and supporting a positive and healthy work life balance
• Someone with the ability to periodically travel to off-site engineering gatherings. Team bonding is important to us and we love to discuss everything from roadmaps and culture to engineering management practice.

Why Fastly?

• We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.
• We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. In fact, 50% of our employees work outside of SF! An international remote culture is in our DNA.
• We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits like up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave, options for free medical/dental/vision plans, and an open vacation program that enables our folks to take the time they need to recharge (some benefits may vary by location).
• We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.
• We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.

We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply!

Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

Employment decisions at Fastly are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability*, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Fastly encourages applicants from all backgrounds.

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