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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: March 9, 2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date: April 9, 2026
Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Principal PMM: Developer Advocacy and Technology Marketing
Fastly's edge cloud platform sits at the intersection of performance, security, and modern application development. We're building a team to tell that story better than anyone. This is a new lead role within Developer Marketing, and it's designed for someone who has spent a career at the crossroads of engineering and communication. You'll spend your time doing three things: creating best-in-class technical content that helps developers understand what's possible on Fastly's platform, partnering across product, engineering, and customer teams to build reference architectures and working prototypes that demonstrate real-world value, and developing enablement resources that help practitioners go from zero to productive faster. This isn't a role where you hand off work to a writer or an engineer -- you do both.
- Technical Content and Thought Leadership: You'll produce authoritative public-facing content across formats: deep-dive technical tutorials, architecture guides, blog posts, demos, and video walkthroughs. Content should do more than explain features; it should advance how engineers think about edge computing, performance, and security infrastructure. You'll own the editorial bar for technical accuracy and practical relevance.
- Reference Architectures and Prototyping: Working closely with Fastly's product, solutions, and engineering teams, as well as select customer partners, you'll design and build reference architectures that demonstrate how Fastly's platform solves complex, real-world problems. These artifacts become proof points, go-to-market assets, and the foundation for new developer use cases.
- Enablement and Education: You'll partner with customer engineering and solutions teams to understand where practitioners get stuck and build content that closes those gaps.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years working at the intersection of software engineering and technical communication, with meaningful time in developer relations, solutions engineering, or technical product marketing at a platform or infrastructure company.
- Hands-on experience with complex enterprise implementations. You know what "production-grade" means, and you can guide customers to that standard.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; you can write a compelling blog post and a working config in the same afternoon.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous environments.
- Hands-on experience with technologies like CDN, networking, edge computing, security tooling (WAF, DDoS, bot mitigation), or API infrastructure.
- Comfortable across common developer/devops ecosystems and able to meet engineers where they are.
- Experience with AI/ML integration patterns and modern application architectures is a plus.
WORK HOURS
This position will require you to be available during core business hours.
WORK LOCATION(S) & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position has one opening and is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations. The preferred locations for this position are:
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver, CO
- New York, NY
- Remote within the US
Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US. This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.
SALARY
The estimated salary range for this position is $179,670 to $253,644. 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 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.
- 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: March 9, 2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date: April 9, 2026
Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Principal PMM: Developer Advocacy and Technology Marketing
Fastly's edge cloud platform sits at the intersection of performance, security, and modern application development. We're building a team to tell that story better than anyone. This is a new lead role within Developer Marketing, and it's designed for someone who has spent a career at the crossroads of engineering and communication. You'll spend your time doing three things: creating best-in-class technical content that helps developers understand what's possible on Fastly's platform, partnering across product, engineering, and customer teams to build reference architectures and working prototypes that demonstrate real-world value, and developing enablement resources that help practitioners go from zero to productive faster. This isn't a role where you hand off work to a writer or an engineer -- you do both.
- Technical Content and Thought Leadership: You'll produce authoritative public-facing content across formats: deep-dive technical tutorials, architecture guides, blog posts, demos, and video walkthroughs. Content should do more than explain features; it should advance how engineers think about edge computing, performance, and security infrastructure. You'll own the editorial bar for technical accuracy and practical relevance.
- Reference Architectures and Prototyping: Working closely with Fastly's product, solutions, and engineering teams, as well as select customer partners, you'll design and build reference architectures that demonstrate how Fastly's platform solves complex, real-world problems. These artifacts become proof points, go-to-market assets, and the foundation for new developer use cases.
- Enablement and Education: You'll partner with customer engineering and solutions teams to understand where practitioners get stuck and build content that closes those gaps.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years working at the intersection of software engineering and technical communication, with meaningful time in developer relations, solutions engineering, or technical product marketing at a platform or infrastructure company.
- Hands-on experience with complex enterprise implementations. You know what "production-grade" means, and you can guide customers to that standard.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; you can write a compelling blog post and a working config in the same afternoon.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous environments.
- Hands-on experience with technologies like CDN, networking, edge computing, security tooling (WAF, DDoS, bot mitigation), or API infrastructure.
- Comfortable across common developer/devops ecosystems and able to meet engineers where they are.
- Experience with AI/ML integration patterns and modern application architectures is a plus.
WORK HOURS
This position will require you to be available during core business hours.
WORK LOCATION(S) & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position has one opening and is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations. The preferred locations for this position are:
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver, CO
- New York, NY
- Remote within the US
Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US. This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.
SALARY
The estimated salary range for this position is $179,670 to $253,644. 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 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.
- 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.
How to Get Visa Sponsorship in Developer Advocacy
Target companies with existing developer relations teams
Companies with established DevRel functions, like cloud platforms and developer tool startups, have sponsored these roles before. Prior sponsorship history is the strongest signal that a company understands the process and will do it again.
Anchor your role in a technical degree
USCIS scrutinizes Developer Advocacy as a specialty occupation. A computer science, software engineering, or information systems degree strengthens your case significantly. Advocacy roles with heavy technical writing or API work qualify more easily than community-only positions.
Distinguish advocacy from marketing in your offer letter
Job titles and descriptions that emphasize technical depth, like developer experience, SDK documentation, or API evangelism, support specialty occupation status. Generic marketing language in an offer letter can complicate the H-1B petition and invite a Request for Evidence.
Consider O-1A if you have a strong public profile
Developer advocates with conference speaking history, open-source contributions, or published technical work may qualify for O-1A extraordinary ability. This visa has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a viable path if H-1B selection is uncertain.
Identify cap-exempt employers early
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and certain government-affiliated organizations are exempt from the H-1B cap and lottery. Developer Advocacy roles at academic institutions or research labs can be filed any time of year without waiting for the April lottery window.
Start sponsorship conversations before accepting an offer
Many employers support sponsorship in principle but haven't thought through timelines. Raising it during the offer stage, before compensation is finalized, gives both sides time to plan around H-1B filing windows or premium processing needs.
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Does Developer Advocacy qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS requires that the role normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field. Developer Advocacy qualifies most cleanly when the job duties center on technical depth, such as building demos, writing API documentation, or presenting at engineering conferences, rather than general community management or marketing. A well-drafted job description and support letter from the employer significantly strengthen the petition.
What degree do I need for a Developer Advocacy visa sponsorship?
Most approved H-1B petitions for Developer Advocacy cite degrees in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or a closely related technical discipline. A general communications or marketing degree alone is unlikely to satisfy the specialty occupation standard. If your degree is in a non-technical field but you have substantial software engineering experience, an O-1A or a petition supported by a detailed equivalency evaluation may be worth exploring with an immigration attorney.
Which types of employers commonly sponsor Developer Advocacy roles?
Cloud infrastructure companies, API-first startups, developer tool platforms, and large enterprise software firms sponsor Developer Advocacy roles with regularity. These employers build products for technical audiences and rely on developer advocates to drive adoption, making the role a core business function rather than a support position. You can browse currently sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate, which filters job listings specifically for visa sponsorship availability.
Can I switch employers on an H-1B while working in Developer Advocacy?
Yes. H-1B portability lets you start working for a new employer as soon as they file an H-1B transfer petition, without waiting for approval. The new employer files a fresh I-129 petition, and your status is maintained during processing. One practical consideration: if your new role is framed differently, such as moving from a technical advocacy function to a broader marketing role, the new petition still needs to independently satisfy specialty occupation requirements.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Developer Advocacy job seekers?
If your target employer is a standard for-profit company, your petition enters the annual H-1B lottery, which runs in April for an October 1 start date. Selection rates have ranged from roughly 25 to 35 percent in recent years, meaning most registrations aren't selected in any given year. Strategies to improve your odds include targeting cap-exempt employers, building a profile that supports an O-1A petition, or prioritizing companies willing to sponsor an E-3 if you're an Australian citizen.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Developer Advocacy jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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