Is the Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security role remote?

It's hybrid — Fastly expects some on-site time in Denver, CO, United States.

What's the salary range?

Fastly lists $181,220–$217,464 for this role.

How much experience is required?

At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security role.

Where is the role based?

Fastly is hiring for this position in Denver, CO, United States.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Chef, Consul, Go, Linux, Python, Rust.

What seniority level is this role?

Fastly targets senior candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security role at Fastly.

Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security at Fastly

Joblaze summary

In the role of Senior Software Engineer for Platform Security at Fastly, the individual will focus on developing and implementing secure trust and identity infrastructure solutions. Key skills include expertise in Linux, distributed systems, and modern programming languages such as Go and Python, along with experience in privileged access management and secrets management. This position is suited for a senior engineer with a strong background in security and systems engineering, capable of tackling complex challenges in a collaborative environment. Fastly's emphasis on building a trustworthy internet underscores the importance of this role within their innovative team.

Joblaze insights

Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 9, 2026. Last confirmed on Fastly's careers page October 9, 2026.
Salary band is in line with the typical range for Security roles (median ~$170,000).
Starts above 64% of 102 comparable senior security roles in United States that list Python we track (median $172,200 across 44 companies). See Python salary trends
Python appears in 40.2% of 331 comparable senior security roles in United States; Consul appears in 0.3% of 331 comparable senior security roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security role remote?: It's hybrid — Fastly expects some on-site time in Denver, CO, United States.
What's the salary range?: Fastly lists $181,220–$217,464 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security role.
Where is the role based?: Fastly is hiring for this position in Denver, CO, United States.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Chef, Consul, Go, Linux, Python, Rust.
What seniority level is this role?: Fastly targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security role at Fastly.

From the original posting

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.

Posting Open Date: 10/06/2026

Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security

Fastly is seeking a Senior Engineer to represent our Platform Security team, with a specialized focus on Trust and Identity infrastructure. This is a high-impact individual contributor role for a technically exceptional engineer with deep experience in secure platform services at incredible scale.

You will drive the execution of initiatives foundational to Fastly’s internal authentication, identity, and access control systems. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex problems, guiding architecture, and is passionate about resilience —while keeping systems secure and scalable.

You will help shape Fastly’s internal trust architecture for years to come.

What You'll Do:

Work alongside peers to define the long-term vision for trust and identity infrastructure and translate it into tangible execution plans aligned with business goals
Design and implement scalable internal trust solutions such as secrets management, PKI, and authentication services
Own Complex Challenges: Tackle ambiguous, technically demanding initiatives with multiple stakeholders and organization-wide impactCross-Functional: Partner deeply with Product, Security, Compliance, and other Engineering teamsImpact Management: Proactively identify potential situations that could negatively affect the business or customers and develop strategies to mitigate these risks before they escalate.
Promote Engineering Excellence: Establish and evangelize technical standards, code quality, reliability, and operational maturity

What We're Looking For:

5+ years of experience in a technical capacity as an individual contributorTeam player in areas such as Privileged Access Management, workload identity management, LDAP, secrets management, or trust systems
Strong systems engineering background with deep experience in Linux, networking, and distributed systems
Demonstrated expertise in modern programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, Rust) and infrastructure tooling (e.g., Terraform, Vault, Consul, Chef)
Passionate about demos, feedback-driven work
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts for varying audiences and produce clear and comprehensive documentation
A collaborative mindset with experience working across cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of respect, knowledge sharing and innovation influencing technical decisions at the org level

Implementing zero-trust architectures or identity-aware access proxies
Designing scalable secrets lifecycle management workflows
Working with PKI and certificate automation at scale
Contributing to open source identity or security tooling
Experience in cutting edge technologies (e.g. SPIFE/SPIRE, modern PAM tooling)

This position will require you to be available during core business hours. It will also require occasional nights and weekends as necessary to support any on-call coverage.

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This position is also open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations.

The preferred locations for this position are:

San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Denver, CO

There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US.

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Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $181,220- $217,464

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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 2026, we offer 12 paid local holidays, 12 paid company wellness days.

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.

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Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security

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