Fastly

Fastly is a leading edge cloud platform provider that empowers developers to build, deliver, and secure modern, distributed applications. Their global network provides the tools and infrastructure to accelerate content delivery, ensuring users get incredible experiences. Fastly's focus on speed, reliability, security, and scalability attracts many of the world's most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.

Beyond technology, Fastly prioritizes a culture of transparency, integrity, and inclusion, emphasizing open source contributions and supporting open source projects and nonprofits through their Fast Forward program. Their mission is to build a more trustworthy internet by enabling everyone to build, providing a good and fun online experience, safeguarding user privacy, and ensuring equitable access to a fast and secure internet.

Fastly offers a largely hybrid work model for most roles, allowing employees to split their time between the office and home. This means that employees have flexibility to work from the office, from home, or a combination of both, depending on their individual needs and preferences. This hybrid model is designed to provide employees with a better work-life balance and to attract and retain top talent.

Fastly offers a comprehensive benefits package to its employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance. They provide support for family planning, mental health, and employee assistance programs, as well as life, disability, and accident insurance. Fastly employees enjoy a flexible vacation policy, up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave, a 401(k) plan with company match, and an employee stock purchase program. Additionally, they offer 10 paid local holidays and 11 paid company wellness days per year.

Fastly's mission is to empower developers and businesses to build a better, faster, and more secure internet experience. They provide a global edge cloud platform that helps developers and engineers run, secure, and deliver websites and applications as close to users as possible, enabling them to create exceptional digital experiences at global scale. They are committed to an open and inclusive internet, with a particular focus on supporting open-source projects and nonprofits through their Fast Forward program.

Fastly promotes a culture that values openness, collaboration, and a strong sense of community. They emphasize being “good people” who are trustworthy and passionate about building a better, faster, and more secure internet. The company encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work and supports their diverse interests and passions. Fastly's distributed team fosters a global and inclusive environment, with a focus on empowering developers and supporting open-source projects.

Fastly is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace that reflects the global communities they serve. They prioritize building a culture where employees feel comfortable being their authentic selves and are empowered to succeed. They demonstrate this commitment through initiatives like Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), ongoing events and programs, and a culture of care. Additionally, they celebrate diversity through their annual documentation highlights which educate people on interesting aspects of the culture of Fastlyans, and the communities they serve.