Staff Technical Product Manager, Runtimes

The role

You will manage Compute and VCL as a single runtime surface. You will define the strategy and roadmap for Fastly's runtimes and scale Compute for demanding workloads. This role involves expanding the runtime surface and defining how runtimes meet AI era needs.

What you will do

• Own the runtime surface end-to-end by defining strategy and roadmap for Compute and VCL
• Scale Compute for demanding workloads by enhancing primitives, limits, and reliability
• Expand the runtime surface by bringing new execution models onto Fastly
• Define how runtimes meet the AI era by building primitives and controls for AI workloads
• Take and defend strong technical positions to drive decisions across Engineering, Product, and leadership
• Partner with Core Infrastructure technical lead, go-to-market functions, and hybrid/on-prem teams

Required qualifications

• 8+ years in product management or technical product leadership
• Deep understanding of execution environments including runtimes, containers, isolation models, serverless or edge compute
• Demonstrated bias for shipping
• Ability to form strong technical opinions and lead without authority
• Clear and confident communicator
• Ability to translate runtime capabilities into developer productivity and business value

Nice to have

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

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Family planning
• Mental health support
• Employee Assistance Program
• Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident)
• Flexible Vacation policy
• Up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave
• 401(k) including company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• 12 paid local holidays
• 12 paid company wellness days

Before you apply

• A fully completed application and resume or CV are required
• Use of AI technologies is strictly prohibited during the interview process unless explicitly authorized

About the company

Fastly's edge cloud platform enables customers to create digital experiences by processing, serving, and securing applications at the edge of the Internet.