Software Engineer - Bot Management and Anti-Fraud

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to tackle bot management and anti-fraud challenges. This role emphasizes developing and maintaining code primarily in Rust and Go while collaborating with diverse teams to enhance software development infrastructure. The position offers a hybrid work model, allowing flexibility and a supportive environment that values work-life balance. Join a passionate team dedicated to creating impactful solutions in a growing company that champions diversity and inclusion. If you thrive in a collaborative setting and are eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible work hours

Support for personal causes

In-person new hire orientation

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in developing production software with Rust or Go.
• Experience in developing tests and modern software infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain code in Rust and Go for production systems.
• Collaborate with teams to solve bot management problems.

Skills

Rust

Go

Software Development

Troubleshooting

Communication Skills

Tools

CI/CD

Testing Automation

Job description

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Software Engineer - Bot Management and Anti-Fraud, London

Client: Fastly

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 6585d2ba1410

Job Views: 48

Posted: 11.04.2025

Expiry Date: 26.05.2025

Job Description:

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain code in multiple programming languages (primarily Rust, Go)
• Improve software development infrastructure used for development, testing and deployment of production systems
• Collaborate with software engineers, security operations staff, and data scientists to develop solutions to bot management problems
• Troubleshoot and debug issues with production code
• Collaborate with your teammates through code, design reviews and make data-driven decisions
• Participate in on-call rotation

What We're Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years hands-on, professional experience developing production software in either Rust or Go and some familiarity with the other
• Desire and capability to learn and apply additional programming languages
• Experience developing tests and test automation
• Experience using and improving modern software development infrastructure (development environments, CI, testing, deployment)
• Good understanding of service-oriented architectures, microservices, and design patterns
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A great teammate with distributed team experience: communicative, collaborative, empathetic

We'll be super impressed if you have:

• Experience developing data collection technology, such as web client analytics
• Experience with developing or using anti-reverse-engineering technology
• Data privacy or information security expertise
• Expertise in analysis and problem solving on large-scale distributed systems

Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours and occasional nights & weekends as required for on-call support.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

• Preferred locations for this position are: London (Hybrid)

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. We do not support relocation.

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings?

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your needs. Our offerings may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.

Why Fastly?

We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do we have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of causes. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.

We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand.

We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.

We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.