Job Description
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: Feb 10, 2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: Mar 10, 2026
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Senior Technical Product Manager, Security (WAF)
Fastly is seeking a curious, collaborative, and customer-obsessed Senior Technical Product Manager to lead the evolution of our Next-Gen WAF. In this role, you will unite the precision of Fastly’s detection engine with the simple, elegant design our customers rely on, turning complex security signals into automated confidence for platform engineering, DevOps, and security teams.
As a Senior Technical Product Manager on Fastly’s Security Product Team, you will drive the strategy for our flagship Next-Gen WAF, leveraging our proprietary SmartParse technology to deliver essential protection for the world’s most critical applications. You will collaborate on our ambitious vision for a resilient future where engineers thrive and disruptions are neutralized.
What You’ll Do:
- Drive the strategy and roadmap: lead the definition and execution of Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF roadmap, expanding our capabilities to protect modern applications. You will synthesize product opportunities across disparate data points, including attack trends, customer tickets, and market research, to prioritize features with pragmatism. You will collaborate with engineering and fellow Product Managers to ensure these capabilities interact cohesively with the broader Fastly platform
- Security at the speed of code: obsess over the “shift left” experience. You will refine our workflows to ensure our Next-Gen WAF integrates seamlessly into customer workflows, from CI/CD pipelines to data monitoring tools, on-premises or at the edge
- Evangelize and empower: be the voice of the product. Build a strong feedback loop with Sales, Security Research, Revenue, and Support teams. You will arm the field with the confidence to win competitive opportunities. Present the product vision to diverse audiences ranging from technical deep dives to high-level strategic updates
- Elevate observability and trust: connect with customers to understand their need for visibility. You will define features that move beyond opaque mitigation, instead providing transparent, granular attack insights that prove the value of our protection
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in product management or technical product leadership, ideally within the application security, developer tools, or platform engineering spaces
- AppSec fluency: Deep expertise in the technical fundamentals of the Web (including HTTP/S, JSON, GraphQL, gRPC). You have a commanding understanding of the OWASP Top 10, common attack vectors (such as SQLi, XSS), and the mechanisms used to thwart them
- Collaborative leadership: a proven ability to lead without authority, fostering strong relationships with Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Revenue teams. You thrive when solving problems across organizational boundaries
- Communication and presence: you are a clear, confident communicator who can tailor your narrative in real-time. You are comfortable presenting complex technical concepts to executives and customers alike with clarity and conviction.
- Customer empathy: An enthusiastic focus on discovering the “why” that underlies market problems. You can translate complex technical capabilities into clear value
We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
- Experience launching or managing application security products (such as WAF, RASP, API security, Bot Management)
- Hands-on experience with modern DevOps toolchains
- A genuine passion for analyzing Web application vulnerabilities, bot behaviors, or attack patterns
Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours.
Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:
This position is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations.
The preferred locations for this position are:
- San Francisco, CA
- New York, NY
- Denver, CO
- Remote in 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 are willing to consider remote candidates within the US.
This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.
SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary:
The estimated salary range for this position is $181,220 to $217,464.
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 love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand.
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.
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