Senior Software Engineer - Edge-Services Security
Core
Design, implement, and operate CDN infrastructure and bot mitigation systems to protect StubHub's global ticketing platform from malicious automated traffic and ensure high performance at the edge.
Role type
Senior IC security engineer (edge services/CDN)
Builds
Global CDN infrastructure, bot management controls, and real-time fraud defense systems for StubHub's marketplace
Domain
Internet infrastructure, cybersecurity, ticketing marketplace
Required skills
AWS edge services (CloudFront, WAF, Global Accelerator), Terraform, bot management platforms, HTTP protocol, CDN caching, edge compute (Lambda@Edge), TLS management, modern languages (Python, Go, TypeScript, Java), incident response
Preferred skills
Real-time request evaluation logic, HTTP/2/QUIC, device fingerprinting, multi-CDN architecture, fraud prevention systems, Layer 7 attack defense, distributed rate-limiting, zero-trust architecture, open-source contributions
Technologies
AWS CloudFront, AWS WAF, Route53, AWS Shield, Global Accelerator, Terraform, Lambda@Edge, HUMAN, Cloudflare Bot Management, Akamai Bot Manager
Responsibilities
Design and operate CDN infrastructure; develop scalable systems for detecting and mitigating malicious automated traffic; codify reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules; integrate with fraud detection pipelines; enforce zero-trust controls; drive edge observability strategy; evaluate and implement new edge technologies; participate in incident response and root cause analysis
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
