Senior Sales Engineer at Fastly

Paris, Ile-de-France, France -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sales Engineering, Technical Solutions, Web Applications, TLS, DNS, WAF, CDN, CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps, Scripting Languages, Web Development, Configuration Automation, Web Application Firewall, Bot Mitigation, DDoS Concepts, DevSecOps Tools, Web Application Security

Industry

Software Development

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 Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub. We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us. Senior Sales Engineer - France The Senior Sales Engineer supports our Enterprise Sales Executives, partners and Major Account Managers Across the French region by owning the technical solution throughout the sales process. This includes initial sales prospecting, scoping and architecting solutions, running proof-of-concepts to prove ROI, training and evangelising Fastly products in the market. The successful candidate will have a strong desire to migrate prospects from legacy solutions to Fastly next-generation solutions to resolve speed, security, visibility and release process issues. We use the strong devops knowledge that we’ve acquired by working with industry leaders to help new customers build better applications. In addition, we value highly autonomous individuals. Do you understand the link between amazing technology and business outcomes? With an opportunity to help grow a strong business across France, you’ll be talking to some of the largest companies in the region, simplifying web delivery architectures, solving application security problems and making the web a safer and faster place. This role reports to the EMEA Sales Engineering Manager who is based in Canterbury, United Kingdom. Responsibilities: 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 What We’re Looking For: Ideally 8+ or more years of related professional experience within Internet centric software and security products in large sophisticated organisations. Experience working for a vendor or systems integrator in a pre-sales capacity is desirable Ability to demonstrate experience and expertise with web applications, TLS, DNS, WAF and CDN. A strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and devops would be a bonus. Work experience with more than one of the following: Scripting languages and exposure to typed programming languages Web development and testing tools, streaming media delivery and javascript Configuration automation solutions such as Terraform Web Application Firewall, bot mitigation, layered security controls and DDoS concepts DevSecOps tools, pen testing applications and web application security frameworks Exposure to public cloud computing solutions, a good understanding of regional internetworking Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a comparable field is desirable Work Hours This position will require you to be available during core business hours. Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements: Travel occasionally within the region. Travel to the USA and Europe may be required for some events. This position is open to the following preferred locations: Paris, France 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. 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.

Responsibilities

The Senior Sales Engineer supports Enterprise Sales Executives and partners by owning the technical solution throughout the sales process. This includes initial sales prospecting, scoping and architecting solutions, and running proof-of-concepts.