Staff Technical Product Manager, Runtimes

Responsibilities

• ▹Own the runtime surface end-to-end: define and drive strategy and roadmap for Compute and VCL
• ▹Scale Compute for demanding workloads: primitives, predictable limits, reliability
• ▹Bring new execution models onto Fastly as native runtime workloads
• ▹Define how runtimes meet the AI era: AI workloads, machine traffic, new execution patterns
• ▹Take and defend strong, evidence-based positions on runtime direction across Engineering, Product and leadership
• ▹Partner with the Core Infrastructure technical lead, go-to-market functions, and the hybrid/on-prem team

Requirements

• ▹8+ years in product management or technical product leadership, ideally on infrastructure or platform products
• ▹Deep understanding of execution environments: runtimes, containers, isolation models, serverless or edge compute
• ▹Demonstrated bias for shipping, comfortable owning outcomes in ambiguous, fast-moving conditions
• ▹Proven ability to form and defend strong technical opinions and lead without authority
• ▹Clear, confident communication between deep technical discussion and executive-level framing
• ▹Genuine curiosity about the 'why' behind customer problems

Nice to have

• ▹Startup or 0-to-1 experience building and shipping technical products in resource-constrained environments
• ▹Hands-on background with runtime/isolation technology: container platforms, WebAssembly component model and WASI 0.3, Firecracker or comparable microVM/sandboxing stacks
• ▹Experience with edge compute, developer platforms, or runtime interoperability at scale

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Estimated salary range $211,370–$253,644
• ▹Equity and discretionary bonus programs
• ▹Medical, dental and vision insurance
• ▹Family planning and mental health support, EAP
• ▹Life, disability and accident insurance
• ▹Flexible vacation policy, up to 18 days accrued paid sick leave
• ▹401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Program
• ▹12 paid local holidays and 12 paid company wellness days for 2026

About the company

Fastly is an edge cloud platform that processes, serves and secures customer applications at the edge of the Internet, for customers including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount and JetBlue.