How Many People Work at Fastly? Headcount and Employee Trends

Fastly is an Internet and edge cloud company known for content delivery, security, and edge computing services. The organization employs about 1,056 people. The data reflects 82 new hires and 69 departures, indicating a modest net increase in headcount. Employees are distributed across technical, go-to-market, and corporate functions, with notable concentration in engineering and customer-facing roles.

Engineering is the largest team with 324 employees (about 31% of the workforce), followed by Sales and Support at 298 (about 28%). Marketing and Product accounts for 130 employees (about 12%), and Information Technology has 95 (about 9%). Finance and Administration has 61 (about 6%), while Human Resources and Business Management each have 41 (about 4% each). The remaining functions include Operations (24), Program and Project Management (14), and Other (28), which collectively represent a small portion of total headcount.

Fastly’s workforce is spread across multiple hubs, with a significant portion categorized as Other at 569 employees (about 54%). The largest named location is San Francisco with 175 employees (about 17%), followed by Denver with 84 (about 8%) and New York with 75 (about 7%). Additional teams are based in London (39), Los Angeles (39), Boston (22), Seattle (20), Chicago (18), and Portland (15). The sizable Other category indicates additional employees across locations not listed individually.