Senior Software Engineer - Bot Defense
$196,750–$243,290 year
On-siteSan Mateo, California, United States
Job Summary
Build the Generic Challenge Configuration (GCS) Web UI from scratch to serve as the control center for bot defense, enabling downstream teams to self-onboard and tune rules independently. Own Device ID integration as the un-spoofable cornerstone for reputation graphs, translating complex backend detection intelligence into intuitive interfaces for reviewing and monitoring bot activity across signup, login, and game-join events. Develop high-throughput data processing pipelines and real-time request-level defenses to protect the platform against sophisticated threats while customizing analytics views to identify false positives in real-time. As the founding full-stack engineer on a team of nine experts, define frontend practices and technical direction with total autonomy to transform the team into a Bot Defense-as-a-Service platform.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in software development
- Experience as a full-stack engineer, proficient in back-end development, working on complex, production-grade systems end-to-end
- 2+ years of experience in front-end development
- Equivalent experience or a BS in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, or another technical field
- United States work authorization
- Support for future H-1B sponsorship
Desired Qualifications
- Versatile: You're a jack of all trades and you are comfortable with several languages and technologies already; you are adaptable in any situation. You are resourceful, and take a creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems.
- Team Oriented: You lift up your peers and find ways to make the team stronger.
- User Oriented: You always start with the needs of the user, whether they are Roblox users or internal engineers before architecting a solution.
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