Senior Sales Engineer - DACH

at  Fastly

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 Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.
We’re building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.

WE’LL BE SUPER IMPRESSED IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ANY OF THESE:

• A strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and devops would be a bonus.
• Scripting languages and exposure to typed programming languages
• Configuration automation solutions such as Terraform
• Web Application Firewall, bot mitigation, layered security controls and DDoS concepts
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a comparable field is desirable
• Experience working for a vendor or systems integrator in a pre-sales capacity is desirable
  Travel occasionally within the region. Travel to the USA and Europe may be required for some events.
  Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours.

WORK LOCATION(S) & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

This position is a remote role and open to candidates residing in the following locations: Germany (Remote).
This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

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.
  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.
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• Support a team of sales, account management and partnership colleagues throughout the opportunity lifecycle
• Be the technical expert on Fastly products, understand Fastly’s differentiators and win against our competitor’s products and services.
• Work remotely as well as face to face with customers; Fastly utilises Slack, Zoom, Jira, GSuite, Confluence, GitHub and SFDC as well as a number of sales and marketing applications.
• Keep your technical skills current and report on applicable new technology and technology-related trends, build demos and run your own lab environment.
• Represent Fastly at events and support the marketing team as a technical Subject Matter Expert; take part in online events and conferences