StubHub

Senior Software Engineer - Edge-Services Security

StubHub$200K — $250K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience with AWS edge and networking services (CloudFront, WAF, Route53, Shield, Global Accelerator)
  • Expert in Terraform and infrastructure-as-code patterns in production
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise-grade bot management platforms
  • Strong understanding of HTTP protocols and CDN caching strategies
  • Proficient in a modern programming language such as Python, Go, TypeScript, or Java
  • Demonstrated ability to build scalable and observable infrastructure
  • Familiarity with fraud prevention systems and integration with anti-fraud platforms is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement CDN infrastructure using AWS services and bot management tools
  • Develop systems for detecting and mitigating automated malicious traffic
  • Codify Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules for edge services
  • Integrate with real-time fraud detection pipelines
  • Collaborate with teams to enforce zero-trust security measures
  • Drive edge observability strategy using metrics and logs
  • Evaluate and implement new edge technologies and strategies

Benefits

  • Accelerated growth environment with autonomy for experimentation
  • Flexible time off policy providing unlimited Flex Time Off
  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental insurance
  • 401(k) plan for future financial security
  • Competitive compensation including base salary, equity, and performance-based bonuses
Full Job Description
Join StubHub's Edge Services team as a Software/Security Engineer and help shape the global infrastructure that keeps millions of fans connected, secure, and engaged-right at the edge. You'll work on state of the art CDN architecture, advanced bot mitigation, and real-time fraud defenses, collaborating with top-tier security and platform teams to drive innovation at massive scale. This is your chance to build resilient, high-performance systems that directly power one of the largest live event marketplaces in the world. Location: Hybrid (3 days in office/2 days remote) - New York, NY or Century City, CA or Aliso Viejo, CA About the team:The Edge Services team at StubHub owns the platform that powers our global content delivery and edge security posture. The team is responsible for CDN infrastructure, bot management, DNS, and traffic-layer protections that help keep our customers safe and our site performant. The team treats edge infrastructure like a product-standardizing interfaces, applying zero-trust principles to edge security, and building scalable tooling to enable internal teams. The team collaborates closely with Security Engineering, SRE, and product development teams to provide best in class availability, reliability & security of StubHub's edge-services. What You'll Do: - Design, implement, and operate CDN infrastructure using AWS CloudFront, Global Accelerator, bot management, and related services. - Develop scalable systems for detecting and mitigating malicious automated traffic, using both commercial bot management platforms and homegrown controls. - Codify reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules to enable other teams to deploy edge services safely and consistently. - Integrate with fraud detection pipelines to inform real-time blocking or scoring decisions at the edge. - Collaborate with security and platform teams to enforce zero-trust controls, request validation, and origin shielding. - Integrate CDN & bot management application coverage into existing developer platform software & automation products. - Drive edge observability strategy using metrics, traces, and logs to detect anomalies and optimize performance. - Evaluate and implement new technologies (e.g., edge compute, rate limiting frameworks, multi-CDN failover strategies). - Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for edge service outages or abuse-related escalations. What You've Done: - Expert level experience with AWS edge and networking services (CloudFront, WAF, Route53, Shield, Global Accelerator). - Expert level proficiency with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code patterns in production. - Deep experience implementing or operating enterprise-grade bot management platforms (e.g., HUMAN, AWS Bot Control, Cloudflare Bot Management, Akamai Bot Manager). - Advanced knowledge of HTTP protocol, CDN caching strategies, edge compute functions (e.g., Lambda[redacted]), and TLS management. - Strong software development experience in a modern language (e.g., Python, Go, TypeScript, Java). - Track record of building safe, observable, and performant infrastructure at scale. - Familiarity with building and scaling fraud prevention systems or integrating with fraud intelligence platforms is a plus. Preferred Skills and Qualifications: - Experience authoring real-time request evaluation logic at the edge. - Familiarity with HTTP/2, QUIC, and emerging transport protocols for low-latency content delivery. - Familiarity with custom device fingerprinting, rate limiting, and CAPTCHA challenge orchestration. - Experience supporting traffic segmentation, geo-steering, or multi-CDN architecture. - Background in high-scale event collection and processing for edge analytics. - Proficiency in implementing defense-in-depth mechanisms for Layer 7 attacks. - Proficiency in building distributed rate-limiting or request scoring systems. - Familiarity with principles of secure system design and zero-trust architectures. - Contributions to open-source projects in the edge, networking, or observability space. What We Offer: - Accelerated Growth Environment: An environment designed for swift skill and knowledge enhancement, where you have the autonomy to lead experiments and tests on a massive scale. - Top Tier Compensation Package: Competitive base, equity, and upside that tracks with your impact. - Flexible Time Off: Enjoy unlimited Flex Time Off, giving you the flexibility to manage your schedule and take time to recharge as needed. - Comprehensive Benefits Package: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, featuring 401k, and premium Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance options The anticipated gross base pay range is below for this role. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as a candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, and competencies. Base annual salary is one component of StubHub's total compensation and competitive benefits package, which includes equity, 401(k), paid time off, paid parental leave, and comprehensive health benefits. Salary Range $200,000-$250,000 USD

About StubHub

StubHub is an online ticketing platform that allows users to buy and sell tickets to live events. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. StubHub offers tickets to a wide range of events, including concerts, sports games, and theater performances. The company's platform is user-friendly and allows users to easily search for and purchase tickets. StubHub is committed to providing a safe and secure platform for buying and selling tickets, and offers a FanProtect Guarantee to ensure that buyers receive valid tickets on time.
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Size
2,000 employees
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Founded
2000

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