Fastly
SeniorTechnicalRecruiter
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“Senior Technical Recruiter at Fastly. Skills: Technical recruiting, Full-cycle recruiting, Talent acquisition. Own and drive recruiting process end-to-end. Partner with hiring managers”
What You'll Achieve.
Identify and hire top performing candidates; Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience; Build hiring manager partnerships; Build candidate advocacy; Build talent pipelines; Build diverse and inclusive teams
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years progressive technical recruiting experience, In house experience required, Experience hiring multiple highly specialized, very senior, and niche positions simultaneously, Ability to proactively source + attract passive talent, Demonstrated expertise at partnering cross-functionally with senior leadership, Flexibility to support multiple functions within our Tech teams, Excellent interviewing skills, Ability to make data-driven decisions, Work within structured hiring processes, Consultative and interpersonal skills, Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization, as well as externally, Autonomous, self starter, Demonstrates continuous learning, Ambiguity tolerance
Nice to Have
Experience hiring low-level, distributed systems, infrastructure, and/or network engineers, Experience supporting hiring teams with facilitating technical assessments, Experience implementing AI sourcing and productivity tools, Knowledge of Employment and HR policies, compensation models, talent planning, etc.
What You'll Do.
Own and drive recruiting process end-to-end
Partner with hiring managers
Develop strategies to identify and hire top talent
Deliver best-in-class candidate experience
Devise recruitment strategies
Influence hiring teams
Monitor and improve candidate experience
Source and engage passive candidates
Manage full-cycle recruiting process
Build hiring manager partnerships
Strategize creative ways to build talent pipelines
Execute tactical research
Events and sourcing campaigns
Determine position + value add
Manage interview logistics
Manage hiring decision-making process
priorities and performance data
Share performance data with stakeholders
Drive offer negotiations
Recommend improvements to sourcing
Recommend improvements to process
Recommend improvements to candidate outreach
Participate in operational projects
Participate in TA related projects
Support company Inclusion & Diversity efforts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with hiring managers; Work with the wider People Team; Partner cross-functionally with senior leadership; Drive collaborative decisions; Support multiple functions within Tech teams; Partner with hiring managers on offer negotiations; Share performance data with internal stakeholders
Communication Scope
Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization, as well as externally
Process & Methodology
Participate in operational and TA related projects
Full Job 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 GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue. We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us. Posting Open Date: 5/29/2026 Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 7/28/26 *Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. Senior Technical Recruiter As a member of our Global Talent team, a Senior Tech Recruiter owns and drives the recruiting process from end-to-end across Fastly, cultivating teams of great people for a variety of technical divisions (i. e. Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, Product, etc.). You will partner closely with hiring managers as a trusted advisor to develop strategies to identify and hire top performing candidates and work with the wider People Team to deliver a best-in-class candidate experience. We are seeking a seasoned Recruiter who brings a passion for technology with a focus on creativity and solutions. What You'll Do Work with hiring managers across one or more verticals to craft job postings and devise recruitment strategies to hire high performing talent Influence Hiring teams to monitor and improve candidate experience Source and engage passive candidates Manage the full-cycle recruiting process from job creation through the candidate’s start date, with an emphasis on building strong hiring manager partnerships and candidate advocacy Strategize creative ways to build talent pipelines and execute on tactical research, referral generation, events and sourcing campaigns Screen resumes and interview can
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