Is the Solutions Architect role remote?

Yes — Fastly lists this as a fully remote position.

What's the salary range?

Fastly lists $122,280–$172,632 for this role.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CDN, DNS, Go, HTTP, JavaScript, Rust.

What seniority level is this role?

Fastly targets mid-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Solutions Architect role at Fastly.

Solutions Architect at Fastly

Joblaze summary

In the role of Solutions Architect at Fastly, the individual will engage with customers to integrate Fastly's edge cloud platform into their systems, providing ongoing technical guidance and support. Key skills include proficiency in CDN and WAF technologies, as well as coding experience in languages like Go, JavaScript, or Rust. This position is ideal for candidates with a strong background in customer-facing technical consulting and project management. The team values diverse experiences and fosters a collaborative environment, emphasizing quality service delivery.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 21, 2026. Last confirmed on Fastly's careers page October 21, 2026.
Salary band is in line with the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$129,600).
Starts above 67% of 24 comparable mid other roles in United States that list JavaScript we track (median $109,000 across 16 companies). See JavaScript salary trends
JavaScript appears in 1.3% of 3194 comparable mid other roles in United States; UDP appears in 0.2% of 3194 comparable mid other roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Solutions Architect role remote?: Yes — Fastly lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?: Fastly lists $122,280–$172,632 for this role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CDN, DNS, Go, HTTP, JavaScript, Rust.
What seniority level is this role?: Fastly targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Solutions Architect 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: 10-15-2026

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: N/A

Solutions Architect - Delivery

We are a diverse, highly skilled, and passionate team that values sharing and collaboration. We provide expert-level technical guidance to customers integrating our products into their application stacks. This means we are working with the latest innovations in technology, learning about them, and using our experience, considering how they are best used. Our engagement with customers starts with service onboarding, configuration migration, traffic go-live, and training. We also continue to work with customers as they get on board, helping integrate our services with their applications to ensure customers get the most out of Fastly.

Our team comes from different backgrounds and locations. As we grow we look for people who can bring their own unique character and talent. We work flexibly, with a focus on delivering quality service to customers. Solutions Architects join our team with a wealth of experiences. Sharing their skills and wisdom, as well as learning from colleagues progressing towards technical, or leadership roles.

What You'll Do:

Work with new customers to integrate Fastly into their systems during their on-boarding
Design and build technical solutions on Fastly, using VCL / Go / Rust / Javascript
Provide existing customers guidance on additional features and performance tuning.
Write and present training materials to customers and internal teams
Work with Sales Engineers to build Proof Of Concepts for prospective customers
Be the Subject Matter Expert on the Fastly Delivery and Compute platform

What We're Looking For:

Proficiency in CDN and WAF technologies, including configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting.
Expert knowledge of HTTP and web application implementation
Troubleshooting supporting protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, TLS)
Basic coding knowledge, including having built projects in one of Go, JavaScript, or Rust
Experience with customer-facing technical consultant
Experience with project management, including analyzing a project's requirements, designing and documenting a solution, and delivering that to successful completion
Created training materials and mentored junior team members

Experience in additional programming languages
Written and deployed automated testing ideally on top of continuous integration / continuous deployment systems
Worked with infrastructure automation / configuration management systems

Work Hours:

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

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is a remote role and open to candidates residing in the following locations:

Pacific timezone (PST)
Mountain timezone (MST)

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Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $122,280 to $172,632

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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