Staff Software Engineer, Bot Management and Anti-Fraud

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 include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.

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

Posting Open Date: 7/12/24

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 9/12/24

*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Staff Software Engineer, Bot Management and Anti-Fraud 

We are looking for a technical leader with experience in developing and growing bot management and anti-fraud capabilities. You will support the Security Product Engineering Organization to develop foundational technologies that power our existing and future bot-management and DDoS mitigation products. You will have the autonomy and support to experiment, improve and ultimately define the future of the systems you are responsible for. As a Security Product Engineering leader you will provide mentorship as well as help us shape patterns, standards, and methodologies for the whole department.

What You'll Do:

• Develop, test, and maintain bot management and DDoS mitigation capabilities built on Fastly's globally distributed systems
• Work with peers and Fastly product managers to identify and prioritize forward-looking bot-management, DDoS mitigation and related product features
• Collaboratively steer Fastly's security product architecture 
• Integrate these capabilities tightly with other Fastly systems
• Mentor teams in everything from data analysis to solving complex code issues
• Anticipate the functionality, scalability, and performance needs of Security Product Engineering teams at Fastly

What We're Looking For: 

• You have a minimum of 6 years of software development experience with at least 2 of those years focused on coding primarily in Rust or Go, as well as experience with JavaScript
• You have a history of technical leadership for highly scalable, reliable software systems
• You have collaborated successfully with product development teams to deliver complex software products to market
• Deep understanding of adversarial traffic classification, mitigation techniques, and associated ecosystems
• Experience working with customer security operations teams

We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these: 

• Prior experience developing bot management or DDoS mitigation technology
• Operational experience in bot-management or DDoS mitigation: data analysis, developing stream processing tools, and automating preventative measures
• Understanding of the challenges involved in using, building, operating, and maintaining scalable and reliable distributed security systems

Work Hours: 

This position will require you to be available during core business hours. 

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements: 

This position is open to the following preferred office locations:

• San Francisco
• New York City
• Denver

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. 

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary: 

The estimated salary range for this position is $181,220 to $226,520. 

Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.

Benefits: 

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 that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Pr