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 GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.

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Threat Detection Analyst - APAC (Japanese Speaking)

Leveraging our growing security product suite, the Threat Detection Analyst role contributes real world security insights to Fastly and our customers as we address Internet-scale threats. Cloud security solutions enable our customers to benefit from extra visibility across the world and expertise from a central team.

The Fastly Customer Security Operations Center team at Fastly focuses on operational support of Fastly’s security products and services. The Threat Detection Analyst role within this team focuses on delivering outstanding security services to our customers, specifically as it pertains to integrating and supporting agent software installed on customer systems. The team works with the security, operations and customer organizations internally to deliver support solutions for security threats faced on the Internet today.

As a 24 x 7 team, SOC analysts are expected to work Friday - Tuesday, with the daily shift being 0000 - 0800 UTC - (9am - 6pm AEST)

What You'll Do

This role within the Fastly Customer Security Operations Center (CSOC) will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing customer activity, with added emphasis on security functions, like identifying account-takeover or Bot Attacks and WAF administration. Much of the focus will be on security and attacks around the application layer working with different web technologies. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the world’s most scalable distributed systems that handle around 10 million requests per second, as well as the world-class engineers who developed these systems.

In this position, security engineers will be responsible for the following duties:

Be an expert in ensuring security for customers, providing an outstanding response to security issues.
Provide deep application-security experience on escalated cases from customers & automated systems.
Carry out continuous-improvement work & research to drive our customer security products & operations to be the best they can be.
Contribute to the processes and policies that scale our organization as we grow
Create & review reporting to customers on security services
Create & manage security content for customer environments

What We're Looking For

Prior Experience working in a SOC Environment
Experience with some or all the following foundational technologies: SaaS/Cloud or hybrid cloud deployments; Apache/NGINX/IIS or other web server platforms and associated Application server technologies and frameworks
Scripting ability with any of the following: Python, Java, Go, Rust, PHP, Unix/Linux Shell, C#, or other common Web languages
Strong infosec background with strong knowledge & practical skills in Application Security.
Experience in an IT or security technical support, operations, or research role
Unix/Linux or Windows System Administration
Ability to work with limited supervision but be a good mentor on security knowledge to the greater team
Fluent spoken & written English required, tailoring depth to be a good fit for varying audiences
Ability and experience in troubleshooting software products
Focussed on delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Work Hours:

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

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements

This position is a remote position based out of (locality), with the possibility of becoming a hybrid position as Fastly expands its presence in the region.

This position will require travel to the US and Internationally, as required by your role or requested by your manager.

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 designed to meet your needs. Our offerings may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.

Why Fastly?

We have a huge impact. Fastly is a fast growing company in a highly dynamic sector. 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 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 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 diverse and passionate people. 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, we would love to hear from you.

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 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! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.

All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers. We will never request sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information during the application process. All official communication will come from an @fastly.com or @recruiting.fastly.com email address.

Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at [email protected] or 501-287-4901.

Fastly collects and processes personal data submitted by job applicants in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please see our privacy notice for job applicants.

About the company

Fastly provides edge cloud computing services that run data processing and application logic near users to reduce latency and improve performance. Customers deploy code at the network edge using Edge Compute Language, manage services through APIs, and rely on edge caching and security to speed up and protect content. It differentiates itself with a programmable, developer-focused edge platform and a global edge network, along with usage-based pricing. The goal is to enable faster, safer online experiences by moving computation and delivery closer to users across industries.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

Q2 2026 revenue grew 23% to $183.3 million; security grew 43%.
Net revenue retention reached 117% in Q2 2026, the highest in three years.
Comcast partnership in September 2026 embeds Fastly inside 1,400 hub sites and 200 edge centers.

What critics are saying

Top ten customers drove 37% of Q2 2026 revenue; concentration stays extreme.
AWS CloudFront, Cloudflare, and Akamai commoditize edge delivery, crushing Fastly's premium pricing by 2027.
Fastly's 10-Q flags class-action litigation and one customer held 10% of receivables.

What makes Fastly unique

Fastly's single network spans 166 points of presence and 622 Tbps capacity.
September 2026 Investor Day showed 72% multi-product adoption and 30% four-suite penetration.
Fastly for AI launches AI Runtime Control, AI Firewall, and API Security.

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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Mental Health Support
Family Planning Benefits
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Sick Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Headcount

6 month growth

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-3%

iTWire

Oct 15th, 2026

Fastly named a Leader in 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide WAAP Platforms.

Fastly named a Leader in 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide WAAP Platforms. Fastly | Published 16 Oct 2026 COMPANY NEWS: Company brings delivery, security, and compute together to accelerate enterprise innovation at global scale Fastly, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLY), a leader in global edge cloud platforms, today announced it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment. Fastly has continued to invest in the security portfolio of its edge cloud platform, bringing delivery, security, and compute together to help businesses move fast and stay safe in the AI era. The company's security offerings include Next-Gen WAF, Bot Management, DDoS Protection, API Security, AI Firewall, and Client-Side Protection, all running inline on its global network. Fastly's security portfolio includes patent-pending deception technology that goes beyond blocking account takeover attempts by returning intentionally false information to attackers, cross-customer threat intelligence that supports preemptive policy decisions, and AI bot management that helps customers control how AI crawlers and bots access their content. According to the IDC MarketScape, "Detection is powered by two proprietary engines, SmartParse for WAF and the Adaptive Threat Engine for DDoS, delivered inline at every point of presence rather than through centralized scrubbing centers." In our view, these capabilities help to address a changing threat landscape as bot traffic exceeds 50% in many industries based on Fastly traffic in January 2026 and AI brings new challenges for businesses. The report also noted that Fastly reported a "98.7% annual revenue retention rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and 117% last 12 months (LTM) net retention rate as of June 30, 2026." "Complexity is fractalizing. Every enterprise has seen an explosion in APIs, speed of change, and AI agents and bots calling them. Single, siloed defenses do not work. Fastly runs differentiated layers of defense that compound as applications multiply," said Kelly Shortridge, Chief Product Officer at Fastly. "I believe being named a Leader in this year's IDC MarketScape for WAAP Platforms reflects our depth of investment in protecting our customers' AI-native applications - from patent-pending Deception to our more recent API Enforcement and AI Firewall." Fastly's edge cloud platform helps enterprises build and scale secure, high-performance applications closer to users and data. To learn more about Fastly's edge cloud platform or access a complimentary copy of the IDC MarketScape excerpt, visit www.fastly.com. IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment, September 2026, IDC # US54130626.

TechDay

Oct 15th, 2026

Fastly named Leader in IDC MarketScape WAAP assessment.

Fastly named Leader in IDC MarketScape WAAP assessment. Fri, 16th Oct 2026 (Today) Fastly has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment, placing it among the vendors assessed in the web application and API protection market. IDC MarketScape said Fastly's detection relies on two proprietary engines: SmartParse for web application firewall functions and the Adaptive Threat Engine for distributed denial-of-service protection. According to the assessment, both are delivered inline at every point of presence rather than through centralised scrubbing centres. The assessment comes as companies face rising volumes of bot-driven web traffic and growing complexity in how applications are built and exposed through APIs. Fastly said bot traffic exceeded 50% in many industries, based on traffic on its network in January 2026. It linked that figure to broader shifts in online security as artificial intelligence tools and automated agents become more common. Fastly's security products include Next-Gen WAF, Bot Management, DDoS Protection, API Security, AI Firewall and Client-Side Protection. The company said these services run inline on its global network as part of its broader edge cloud platform. Security focus The company has expanded that portfolio with features aimed at newer attack patterns and traffic management concerns. These include patent-pending deception technology designed to respond to account takeover attempts by returning false information to attackers, as well as cross-customer threat intelligence intended to support pre-emptive policy decisions. Fastly also highlighted AI bot management tools that let customers control how AI crawlers and bots access their content. AI-generated traffic has become a growing issue for publishers, online retailers and digital platforms that need to distinguish between legitimate automated access, malicious scraping and abusive traffic. The IDC MarketScape report also cited customer retention figures disclosed by Fastly. It noted that the company reported a 98.7% annual revenue retention rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and a 117% last 12 months net retention rate as of June 30, 2026. Those metrics offer one indication of customer stickiness in a competitive market, where vendors are trying to combine application delivery, cloud security and edge infrastructure into broader platforms. For customers, the appeal of that model often depends on whether one provider can reduce operational complexity across multiple layers of internet-facing services. Market backdrop Web application and API protection, often referred to as WAAP, has become a more prominent category as businesses shift more services online and expose more application interfaces to partners, developers and internal systems. APIs are now central to mobile apps, eCommerce systems, software integrations and machine-to-machine communications, making them a larger target for abuse and misconfiguration. At the same time, cybersecurity teams are dealing with more fragmented environments. Organisations often use separate products for web application firewalls, bot mitigation, DDoS defence, API discovery and client-side monitoring. That can create operational overhead and leave gaps between tools. Fastly argues that those defences should operate together on the same network layer. It has positioned its edge-based model as an alternative to architectures that route traffic to centralised cleaning or inspection points before it reaches applications. Kelly Shortridge, Chief Product Officer at Fastly, said the volume of APIs and automated traffic has made older approaches less effective. "Complexity is fractalising. Every enterprise has seen an explosion in APIs, speed of change, and AI agents and bots calling them. Single, siloed defences do not work. Fastly runs differentiated layers of defence that compound as applications multiply," Shortridge said. Shortridge also linked the IDC MarketScape designation to the company's recent product development in application and AI-related security. "I believe being named a Leader in this year's IDC MarketScape for WAAP Platforms reflects our depth of investment in protecting our customers' AI-native applications - from patent-pending Deception to our more recent API Enforcement and AI Firewall," Shortridge said. IDC MarketScape's comments on Fastly's inline deployment model and its retention rates suggest the company is seeking to differentiate itself on both technical architecture and customer performance as WAAP buyers weigh how to protect increasingly automated application environments.

Yahoo Finance

Oct 12th, 2026

Fastly stock surged 241.5% in a year as sales growth hit 23% and losses narrowed

Fastly stock returned 241.5% in the twelve months to October 9, 2026, far ahead of the S&P 500's 17.0% gain. Sales growth has picked up and losses have narrowed. The first sign came on February 12, 2025, when management outlined a plan to sell its full range, including security and bot protection. Revenue grew 8.2% in the quarter ended March 2025 and 12.3% in the second quarter, though the operating loss was still 24.6% of revenue. Second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 23% to $183.3 million, with security up 43%. The trailing twelve-month operating loss narrowed to 12.0% of revenue. Fastly guided third-quarter revenue to $184 million to $190 million. It reports results on November 4, 2026.

Yahoo Finance

Oct 9th, 2026

Oppenheimer upgrades Fastly as agentic AI drives growth, stock rockets 16%

Fastly shares surged nearly 16% on Friday after Oppenheimer upgraded the edge cloud platform provider, citing growing contract values and early monetisation of agentic AI traffic. The brokerage expects these trends to sustain stronger growth over the next few years, driving the stock to a higher valuation as Fastly delivers growth and margin expansion. Oppenheimer's industry checks indicated higher contract values alongside early monetisation of traffic from agentic AI applications. The firm believes these trends could drive growth in the high teens to low 20s over the next few years. Fastly's second-quarter revenue grew 23% to $183.3 million, with security revenue up 43% to $41.7 million. The company is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on 4 November.

Business Wire

Sep 28th, 2026

Comcast and Fastly deploy edge computing to boost Peacock's live sports streaming quality

Comcast and Fastly have partnered with NBCUniversal to improve streaming quality for Peacock's live sports events by moving content closer to viewers. The collaboration runs Fastly's content delivery software directly on Comcast's distributed network of over 200 edge computing centres across the US. The approach addresses the massive infrastructure demands of live sports streaming, where millions of viewers arrive simultaneously. By processing content within Comcast's network rather than from centralised external locations, the system reduces duplicate traffic and delivery distances. The model particularly benefits major sporting events on Peacock, including NFL, NBA, and MLB games. Beyond live streaming, the underlying technology could support gaming, cybersecurity, AI inference, and enterprise cloud services. Comcast continues exploring additional applications for its edge computing resources.

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