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 Hardware Design Engineer

Fastly is growing our Hardware Engineering team and is looking for a seasoned engineer to help craft our future hardware platforms. The ideal candidate would have in-depth knowledge and a proven track record at both hardware design and vendor quality management with both ODM and OEM vendors building scale out compute, storage and networking platforms.

Working with new and existing systems vendors along with internal Fastly teams, you would help lead the hardware design process around server hardware. You'd be engaging in all phases of the hardware design lifecycle including requirements gathering, qualification, managing design responses from our vendors, and ongoing quality controls.  

Come help craft the next generation of edge compute hardware finding the balance between extreme performance, serviceability and cost efficiencies! 

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and create specifications for reliable, scalable semi-custom and off the shelf datacenter equipment
• Continually review vendor roadmaps staying informed on changes in the industry while providing influence to Fastly interests
• Work with vendors to develop commodity base datacenter hardware build around Fastly requirements
• Develop selection criteria and play a key role in selecting commodity hardware manufacturers.
• Evaluation and qualification of server hardware and components.
• Evaluate and qualify system firmware and BIOS; triage hardware/software issues.
• Engage internal development teams to ensure that application compatibility and performance meet expectations.
• Lead pilot programs to bring new hardware concepts to reality
• Represent Fastly at OCP and other industry events.
• Lead vendor quality programs including First Article Inspections, random site audits, and root cause activities.
• Develop and lead testing of hardware platform

Prior Experience and Qualifications

• 8-10 years of direct experience in a technical engineering role focusing specifically around compute or storage hardware.
• Able to independently decompose, design, and execute implementation projects delivered with testing and documentation.
• Knowledge of both ODM and OEM design principles and processes
• Experience with at least 3 system vendors including Dell, HPE, Hyve, QCT etc
• Deep understanding of storage subsystems including NVMe, SAS, SATA, etc
• Deep understanding of network subsystems including 10GE, 25GE, and 100GE, etc.
• Knowledge in open source operating systems, hypervisors, and orchestration frameworks.
• Experience with L11 integration documentation
• Knowledge in management platforms and tools; console servers, IPMI, SSH, TFTP, PXE, and telemetry systems such as Prometheus.
• Working knowledge of hardware provisioning platforms (MaaS, Foreman, etc)

Additional Requirements

• Ability to lift/move up to 40 lbs of equipment as required. Ability to exert yourself physically over extended periods of time, including frequent bending, kneeling, climbing, pushing/pulling and lifting. 
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, holidays, on shift-based schedules and on-call rotations as required.

Why Fastly?

• We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Our customers have a tremendous user base, and we support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their hearts 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 part of 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 generous 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’re passionate about.

Fastly provides equal employment opportunity without regard to an applicant’s race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status. 

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Fastly. Please inform us if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.