Good outlook, poor middle management - Software Engineer Fastly Employee Review

3.0
Aug 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance, strong C level leadership, stock is recovering, customers love us.

Cons

Very inexperienced managers in some engineering organizations with zero strategy or communication. Weak engineering culture of poor documentation, no communication, lack of rigor and process. Management makes the big decisions and leaves out IC engineers. Much of Fastly still operates like it's a 30 person startup and everyone knows everything about everyone. We have a lot of engineers that started when Fastly was very young and now have leadership level positions. This leaves out other experienced engineers and leads to high level engineers not understanding how a more mature and larger engineering org should function.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Mar 19, 2026
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Pros

If you are fortunate enough to be hired under a strong, mature, professional, and caring manager, you can survive. A great boss can provide you with the necessary air cover and guidance through the quagmire that is the Fastly environment.

Cons

C-Suite CEO HR Everything not related to company profitability.

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