✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Software Engineer, CDN Security

at Vercel

📍 Remote - United States Remote Posted March 20, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

This role involves developing and operating a scalable firewall system to protect customer websites from malicious traffic, focusing on web security and network protocols.

  • Analyze traffic patterns
  • Build & operate a scalable firewall
  • Identify malicious actors
  • Ensure web security
  • Handle denial of service attacks

The environment includes distributed systems, network protocols like HTTP and TCP, and programming in Go and Lua to build security solutions.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level security-focused software engineer with 3+ years experience in web security, distributed systems, and network protocols, proficient in Go or Lua, capable of developing scalable firewalls and analyzing malicious traffic.

3+ years relevant experiencehandling denial of service attacksweb serversnetwork protocolsGo or Luadistributed systems
Bot DetectionObservabilityFirewall development
GoLuaHTTPTCPFirewall
GoLuaHTTPTCPdistributed systemsnetwork protocolsFirewallweb securitydenial of service attacks
GoLuaHTTPTCPdistributed systemsnetwork protocolsFirewallscalable low latency systems
analytical thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborativecommunication
Industry SaaS
Job Function Developing web security systems to protect customer websites
Role Subtype Security Engineer
Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, Amazon Web Services, Linux
Software EngineerGoLuaHTTPTCPdistributed systemsnetwork protocolsFirewallscalable low latency systemsweb securitydenial of service attacksweb serversFirewall developmentobservabilitysoftware engineergoluahttptcpfirewalldenial of service

Less than 3 years experience, Lack of experience with web security or distributed systems, No proficiency in Go or Lua

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