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: 12/2/2024
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 2/01/2024
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Senior Client Platform Engineer
Fastly is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Client Platform Engineer to play a critical role in shaping the future of our end-user computing environment. You will be a key contributor in designing, implementing, and managing the technology that empowers our employees to do their best work. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on productivity, collaboration, and innovation across the entire organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Manage and secure end-user devices: Handle operating systems, software deployments, and security configurations for laptops, and mobile devices
- Automate system administration: As a champion of DevOps principles, you’ll proactively identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and secure our macOS environment
- Ensure a secure environment: Collaborate with security teams to implement security measures and respond to incidents
- Troubleshoot complex issues: Act as an escalation point for technical problems related to end-user devices and applications
- Evaluate new technologies: Research and recommend new client platform solutions to enhance productivity and security
- Maintain documentation: Create and update technical documentation for system configurations and troubleshooting
What We’re Looking For:
- Relevant experience: 7-10 years of progressive experience in IT, with a focus on client platform engineering, systems administration, or a related field
- Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
- Experience with client management tools: Experience with MDM solutions, osquery for endpoint security, and Git/GitHub for collaborative configuration management and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Scripting skills in Python are essential for automating tasks and extending system capabilities
- Strong OS knowledge: Deep understanding of macOS and iOS operating systems, including system administration, configuration, and troubleshooting
- Security awareness: Solid understanding of security best practices for endpoint devices, including endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and incident response
We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
- You’re a macOS imaging guru with experience using tools like AutoDMG or Munki
- You’re passionate about security and have knowledge of frameworks like NIST and CIS
- You’re an active contributor to the open-source community or love sharing your macOS expertise
Work Hours:
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This position will require you to be available during core business hours.
Work Locations & Travel Requirements:
This position is open to the following preferred office locations:
- San Francisco, CA
- New York, NY
- Denver, CO
Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.
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 $129,470 to $179,820.
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), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2025, we offer 11 paid local holidays, 11 paid company wellness days.
Why Fastly?
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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.
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We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand.
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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.
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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.
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.
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