Senior Edge Compute & Backend Engineer
Description
Senior Edge Compute & Backend Engineer
Join a global delivery team working on a large-scale multi-CDN platform that powers high-performance media delivery for customers worldwide. You’ll collaborate closely with frontend and backend engineers to build, maintain, and evolve edge and backend systems that ensure reliable, low-latency asset delivery.
In this role, you’ll own features end to end from initial requirements through production, while contributing to the core infrastructure behind a global content delivery platform. The team focuses on edge behavior, CDN integrations, backend services, and custom solutions that support flexible media transformations and efficient global distribution.
What you’ll do
Own technical solutions end to end, from discovery to production deployment.
Act as a technical reference point for delivery infrastructure across internal teams and external partners.
Develop and maintain internal microservices that support the delivery platform.
Integrate third-party services and CDN providers, and build custom in-house solutions where needed.
Participate in knowledge sharing, 2nd-tier support, and on-call rotations.
Investigate and resolve complex technical issues raised by internal stakeholders.
What we’re looking for
8+ years of backend or platform engineering experience, or equivalent strong technical depth.
Practical experience with major CDN providers such as Fastly, Cloudflare, Akamai, or CloudFront.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently in complex environments.
A data-driven mindset, using monitoring and warehouse tools to guide decisions.
Technical background
Hands-on experience with CDN configuration and edge logic, including rewrite rules, redirect rules, routing behavior, cache rules, and related mechanisms.
Experience developing for at least one major CDN platform using VCL, JavaScript, or similar edge-specific languages.
Familiarity with Go and JavaScript is a plus, but deep understanding of CDN operations and edge logic is the key requirement.
Nice to have
Experience with large-scale distributed cloud architectures.
Background integrating multiple CDN providers.
Knowledge of AWS.