Senior Principal Engineer - Platform Engineering
Fastly · Denver, CO | New York City, NY | San Francisco, CA · Platform Engineering
About this role
Fastly is hiring a senior-level Platform Engineer in the software engineering function based in Denver, CO | New York City, NY | San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Computer Vision, Git. Compensation is listed at $287,570–$345,084 per year.
- Role
- Platform Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Denver, CO | New York City, NY | San Francisco, CA
- Department
- Platform Engineering
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Job description
from Fastly careersFastly 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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Posting Open Date: Reposted March 30, 2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: April 20, 2026
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Senior Principal Engineer, Platform Engineering
Fastly’s Platform Engineering team builds the foundations that enable engineers to ship quickly, safely, and reliably at scale. As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will set technical direction and lead cross‑organizational initiatives that strengthen our platform, developer experience, and operational excellence. You’ll partner closely with Engineering peers to remove friction, standardize best practices, and deliver paved roads that accelerate product teams. This is a highly cross‑functional and hands-on role representing the Platform Engineering org, reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering.