Key skills
Denial of Service attack handlingWeb serversHTTP protocolTCP protocolDistributed systemsGo programmingLua programmingBot DetectionGoLuaAgenticVercelCDNFirewall
About this role
Vercel is an agentic infrastructure company that shapes how the web is built. They are seeking a Software Engineer to join their CDN Security team, responsible for securing customer websites by identifying malicious traffic patterns and ensuring valid traffic for their customers.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze traffic patterns to identify bad traffic and bad actors
- Build & operate a scalable low latency Firewall for millions of websites
- Push the state of the art forward for web security
Requirements:
- At least 3 years of relevant experience handling denial of service attacks
- Knowledgeable and experienced with web servers, and network protocols (e.g. HTTP, TCP)
- Experience with distributed systems
- Experience working in Go or Lua
- Advanced Bot Detection & Observability capabilities