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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Fastly's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 67% of Fastly's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Fastly
- high 27 stale, 3 reposted of 49 open
- Hiring momentum
- 81 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Fastly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Fastly.
About this role
The Senior Solutions Engineer at Fastly is responsible for assisting customers in achieving effective security outcomes using Fastly's security products, particularly the Next-Gen WAF. This role involves onboarding new customers, understanding their security requirements, and providing guidance on secure solutions. The engineer will also engage in pre-sales activities and create training materials for both customers and internal teams.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Fastly as an employer.
What you need
- At least 4+ years of total experience in Solutions, Engineering, or a similar customer-facing technical role
- Experience creating and delivering advanced web and security solutions for enterprise customers (3+ years preferred)
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience of web application security concepts (e.g., OWASP Top 10, DDoS, and rate limiting)
- Deep understanding of common internet protocols, particularly HTTP & TLS, and related troubleshooting tools and techniques (e.g., curl, dig, tcpdump)
- Experience with project management, including analyzing a project's requirements, designing and documenting a solution, and delivering that to successful completion
Nice to have
- Experience in developing applications in Rust, Go, or Javascript
- Industry-recognized security or cloud service/edge compute provider certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, AWS, GCP)
- Experience writing/decoding security exploits and vulnerabilities
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, written and verbally
What you get
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program
- Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident)
- Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave
- 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
- 12 paid local holidays and 12 paid company wellness days
Worth weighing
- No salary listed, only a range provided
- Role may require occasional nights and weekends for on-call coverage
- Preference for hybrid work near a local office, but remote candidates may be considered
Summarised from Fastly's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Fastly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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