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Fastly hires DevOps engineers to support its edge cloud infrastructure, working across CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and distributed systems at scale. The company sponsors work visas for qualified DevOps talent, making it a realistic target if you're on OPT, H-1B, or TN status and ready to move fast.
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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. We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.
Posting Open Date: Updated March 31, 2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date: April 15, 2026
Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Principal Release Engineer
We are looking for a Principal Release Engineer to join Fastly’s Release Engineering team. The Release Engineer is responsible for the set-up, maintenance and ongoing development of continuous build/integration and deployment infrastructure. In this role you will create and maintain fully automated CI build processes for multiple environments, including our global edge cache fleet, internal applications, and applications hosted in AWS and GCP. The ideal candidate will care deeply about providing other engineers with a seamless release experience, and have a deep understanding of what engineers care about, how they ship code, and what world-class delivery infrastructure looks like.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate release tooling across building, packaging, signing, artifact management, and deploying software.
- Drive initiatives that make our engineers happier and more productive by reducing lead time for changes.
- Collaborate with development and SRE teams to develop policies, standards, guidelines, governance and related guidance for CI/D operations.
- Support developers with build automation, merge resolution, CI, test automation, deployment based on tools usage and policies, standards.
- Troubleshoot issues along the CI/D pipeline.
- Participate in on-call support rotation.
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of related professional platform engineering experience, including designing and operating distributed systems in production.
- Experience building internal developer platforms or “paved roads” at scale (e.g., service catalogs, self-service infrastructure, standardized delivery pipelines).
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional technical initiatives with broad organizational impact.
- Strong systems design and architecture skills with a pragmatic approach to tradeoffs, risk management, and incremental delivery.
- Deep expertise in at least one of the following languages: Ruby, Python, Go.
- Experience with Linux and containerization, particularly with Docker & orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
- Expertise with automation tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Dagger.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks such as Chef, Terraform, Ansible, etc.
- Knowledge of source code control management systems and configuration management (i.e. Git, GitHub, etc) and code branching/merging strategies.
- Experience with a Cloud-based environment, particularly AWS and/or GCP. Both would be ideal!
- Good understanding of quality control and test automation in agile-based continuous integration environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence without authority and align diverse stakeholders.
We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
- Varnish, Nginx or other cache and proxy servers.
- Experience with Omnibus and/or Debian packaging.
- Experience with artifact repositories such as Artifactory or Sonatype Nexus.
- Some experience with SQL and relational databases administration (i.e. Oracle, MySQL).
- Open source license tracking, auditing and reporting.
Work Hours
This position will require you to be available during core business hours and occasional nights and weekends as needed for on-call support.
Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:
The preferred hybrid locations for this position are:
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver, CO
- New York, NY
Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. We are also willing to consider highly qualified remote candidates in the United States. This position will require travel as required by your manager.
Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is 246,550 to 295,860. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.
Benefits
We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your needs. Our offerings may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.
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.
- We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful — every day.
- We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.
We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply!
A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.
All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers. We will never request sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information during the application process. All official communication will come from an @fastly.com or @recruiting.fastly.com email address.
Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901.
Fastly collects and processes personal data submitted by job applicants in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please see our privacy notice for job applicants.
INTRODUCTION
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. We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.
Posting Open Date: Updated March 31, 2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date: April 15, 2026
Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Principal Release Engineer
We are looking for a Principal Release Engineer to join Fastly’s Release Engineering team. The Release Engineer is responsible for the set-up, maintenance and ongoing development of continuous build/integration and deployment infrastructure. In this role you will create and maintain fully automated CI build processes for multiple environments, including our global edge cache fleet, internal applications, and applications hosted in AWS and GCP. The ideal candidate will care deeply about providing other engineers with a seamless release experience, and have a deep understanding of what engineers care about, how they ship code, and what world-class delivery infrastructure looks like.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate release tooling across building, packaging, signing, artifact management, and deploying software.
- Drive initiatives that make our engineers happier and more productive by reducing lead time for changes.
- Collaborate with development and SRE teams to develop policies, standards, guidelines, governance and related guidance for CI/D operations.
- Support developers with build automation, merge resolution, CI, test automation, deployment based on tools usage and policies, standards.
- Troubleshoot issues along the CI/D pipeline.
- Participate in on-call support rotation.
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of related professional platform engineering experience, including designing and operating distributed systems in production.
- Experience building internal developer platforms or “paved roads” at scale (e.g., service catalogs, self-service infrastructure, standardized delivery pipelines).
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional technical initiatives with broad organizational impact.
- Strong systems design and architecture skills with a pragmatic approach to tradeoffs, risk management, and incremental delivery.
- Deep expertise in at least one of the following languages: Ruby, Python, Go.
- Experience with Linux and containerization, particularly with Docker & orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
- Expertise with automation tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Dagger.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks such as Chef, Terraform, Ansible, etc.
- Knowledge of source code control management systems and configuration management (i.e. Git, GitHub, etc) and code branching/merging strategies.
- Experience with a Cloud-based environment, particularly AWS and/or GCP. Both would be ideal!
- Good understanding of quality control and test automation in agile-based continuous integration environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence without authority and align diverse stakeholders.
We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
- Varnish, Nginx or other cache and proxy servers.
- Experience with Omnibus and/or Debian packaging.
- Experience with artifact repositories such as Artifactory or Sonatype Nexus.
- Some experience with SQL and relational databases administration (i.e. Oracle, MySQL).
- Open source license tracking, auditing and reporting.
Work Hours
This position will require you to be available during core business hours and occasional nights and weekends as needed for on-call support.
Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:
The preferred hybrid locations for this position are:
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver, CO
- New York, NY
Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. We are also willing to consider highly qualified remote candidates in the United States. This position will require travel as required by your manager.
Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is 246,550 to 295,860. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.
Benefits
We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your needs. Our offerings may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.
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.
- We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful — every day.
- We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.
We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply!
A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.
All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers. We will never request sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information during the application process. All official communication will come from an @fastly.com or @recruiting.fastly.com email address.
Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901.
Fastly collects and processes personal data submitted by job applicants in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please see our privacy notice for job applicants.
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Align your resume with edge infrastructure keywords
Fastly's DevOps roles consistently emphasize edge computing, CDN architecture, and high-availability systems. Tailor your resume to reflect hands-on experience with these environments before applying, since generic cloud DevOps experience reads differently to their hiring team.
Confirm LCA filing timing with your offer
Before accepting an offer, ask whether the Labor Condition Application has been filed with DOL. At fast-moving tech companies like Fastly, delays between offer and LCA submission can compress your start date window significantly.
Target roles requiring Kubernetes and CI/CD depth
Fastly's DevOps job postings skew toward platform and reliability engineering. If your background is heavier on configuration management than container orchestration, closing that gap before applying sharpens your case for sponsorship consideration.
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Sponsorship-confirmed DevOps openings at Fastly can be hard to identify on general job boards. Use Migrate Mate to browse and filter roles at Fastly that have a documented visa sponsorship history for your specific status.
Understand TN eligibility for Canadian and Mexican applicants
If you hold Canadian or Mexican citizenship, TN status may be available for qualifying DevOps roles classified as Computer Systems Analyst. TN doesn't require USCIS petition approval, which can make your start date significantly faster than an H-1B transfer.
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Find DevOps at Fastly JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Fastly sponsor H-1B visas for DevOps roles?
Yes, Fastly sponsors H-1B visas for DevOps positions. As a technology company operating in the edge cloud space, Fastly has an established pattern of filing H-1B petitions for engineering talent. If you're already in H-1B status with another employer, Fastly can file an H-1B transfer, letting you start work once USCIS receives the petition rather than waiting for approval.
How do I apply for DevOps jobs at Fastly?
Applications go through Fastly's careers page, where DevOps and platform engineering roles are listed by team. Before applying, review the job description closely for infrastructure stack requirements like Kubernetes, Terraform, or Fastly-specific tooling. Migrate Mate lets you browse confirmed sponsorship-eligible DevOps openings at Fastly filtered by visa type, which helps you prioritize roles where your status is a fit before you apply.
Which visa types does Fastly commonly use for DevOps hires?
Fastly sponsors H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, TN, and employment-based Green Card categories including EB-2 and EB-3 for DevOps roles. H-1B is the most common path for full-time hires without existing work authorization. TN is a practical option for Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying DevOps classifications, since it bypasses the USCIS petition process and can be obtained at the border.
What qualifications does Fastly look for in DevOps candidates requiring sponsorship?
Fastly's DevOps roles typically require demonstrated experience with container orchestration, CI/CD pipeline management, and infrastructure-as-code tooling. For H-1B eligibility, the role must qualify as a specialty occupation, which means a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field like computer science or information systems is generally required. Roles that accept any degree field or don't specify a technical discipline may not clear USCIS's specialty occupation standard.
How do I time a visa transfer to Fastly without losing work authorization?
If you're on H-1B with a current employer, Fastly can file an H-1B transfer petition on your behalf before you resign. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working at Fastly once USCIS receives the petition, provided you've been maintaining valid status. Don't resign before the receipt notice is in hand. For OPT holders, confirm your remaining OPT days cover Fastly's typical onboarding timeline before you accept the offer.
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