Staff Software Engineer - Network Privacy Protocols

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.

Staff Software Engineer - Network Privacy Protocols

The Edge Protocols Team develops software that interacts with both sides of Fastly front and back - handling every incoming client request to Fastly, and talking to customers’ websites. Projects range from implementing new protocols, efficient load balancing, routing among the edge nodes, defending customers from attacks, security enhancements, and more. We expect this position to focus on enhancing our network privacy services. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer passionate about applying their talents to make the Internet fast and secure.

What You'll Do

• Enhance and maintain Fastly’s privacy proxy service
• Implement new privacy preserving protocols such as those defined by the IEFT MASQUE (Multiplexed Application Substrate over QUIC Encryption) working group
• Optimize network protocols such as QUIC
• Write, test, and deploy C and Rust code
• Lead projects from design to deployment, working with other teams to deploy, support, troubleshoot, and deliver features to customers
• Contribute to open source projects such as h2o and picotl

Work Hours: 

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

What We're Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

• You have at least 5 years of production experience with coding in C, C++, or Rust , and proficiency to implement reliable, scalable, low latency systems
• Additionally, you have 3 years of experience with Linux systems and network programming
• You have strong industry experience with Web/Internet protocols such as HTTP, TLS, DNS, TCP/IP, UDP, QUIC
• Hands-on experience in building distributed infrastructure and maintaining it over time
• Advanced knowledge of Linux as a development environment: git, compilers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of privacy preserving mechanisms such as ODOH (oblivious DNS over HTTPS) and ECH (encrypted client hello)
• Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team and highly available environments
• Proficient in Perl, Go, or similar high level languages

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $169,000 to $245,000. 

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 Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), company paid holidays, paid time off and paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.

COVID Travel Policy 

Fastly is committed to safeguarding the health and well-being of our employees. Therefore, new hires may be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if the role requires business-related travel, in-person meetings, attending large events and working in an office location, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or if prohibited by local law.

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 encourag