Architect, Office of the CTO

ABOUT THE ROLE We're building a more trustworthy, performant, and secure internet, and we're looking for a deeply technical, highly collaborative Architect to help shape the future of our platform. Reporting directly to Fastly's CTO, this individual will help shape Fastly's long-term technical direction and scale Fastly's ability to make durable architectural decisions. The successful candidate will combine deep, end-to-end technical acumen with the ability to define and communicate a clear, scalable, big-picture technical vision for Fastly. WHAT YOU'LL DO As an Architect in the Office of the CTO, you will partner with the CTO and SVP of Engineering to shape, communicate, and implement Fastly's long-term technical direction. You will also improve the mechanisms Fastly uses to make durable architectural decisions, serve as a trusted technical advisor, and mentor senior engineers and technical leaders. Additionally, you will represent the CTO's technical perspective in selected forums, support strategic customer, partner, and executive conversations, and identify emerging technologies and architectural opportunities that could improve Fastly's customer experience, competitive position, or operating model. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need extensive experience as an Architect, Principal Engineer, Distinguished Engineer, Fellow, or equivalent senior technical leader. You will also require deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems, edge computing, CDN, cloud infrastructure, networking, security, or related platform technologies. Strong judgment across technical, operational, product, customer, and business tradeoffs is also essential, as is excellent written and verbal communication skills. WHY REMOTE This is a remote position, and as such, you will be expected to be available during core business hours. You may also be required to work occasional nights and weekends as necessary to support any on-call coverage or escalations. BENEFITS We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and this role may be eligible to participate in Fastly's equity and discretionary bonus programs. The estimated salary range for this position is $329,493 to 411,867, and starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.