Software Engineer – Edge Traffic & Security Platforms
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. Cpl scores B on the Alion truth index.
Software Engineer - Edge Traffic & Security Platforms
Salary: €77,000 per annum Dublin 9-Month Contract
Looking to work on high-impact infrastructure handling mission-critical traffic for hundreds of millions of global users securely?
A leading global technology platform based in Dublin is looking for a senior-level Software Engineer for an immediate 9-month contract.In this role, you aren’t just maintaining a system-you will actively optimize security platforms, burn down architectural debt, and migrate critical legacy infrastructure alongside a world-class team.
Tech Stack: Envoy, eBPF, HAProxy, Rust, Go, C++
Key Responsibilities:
Platform Engineering: Design, deploy, and optimize edge traffic security platforms built over Envoy, HAProxy, IPVS, eBPF, and WAF architectures to maximize global traffic flow.
Legacy Migration: Safely migrate large-scale, critical legacy systems and codebases to modern infrastructure without impacting live production traffic.
Operational Excellence: Eliminate operational and incident-action-item (Incident-AI) backlogs by addressing root causes rather than applying quick patches.
Support & Hygiene: Triage technical issues in the teams Slack channels while continuously refining production runbooks and engineering documentation.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Education: BA/BS degree or higher in Computer Science, a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Core Experience:
5+ years of software design and development experience, with a strong focus on algorithm-related solutions.
Programming Languages: 5+ years of experience programming in Go, Rust, C, or C++.
Distributed Systems & Networking: Hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems and core L4 to L7 networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, eBPF).
Migration Strategy: Proven experience managing large-scale migrations of live-production legacy infrastructure.
Experience with open-source traffic infrastructure software (Envoy, HAProxy, Apache Traffic Server).
Working knowledge of WAF implementations (e.g., Coraza, ModSecurity), DDoS mitigation engines, rate-limiting frameworks, and TLS/mTLS termination at scale.
Exposure to traffic delivery systems across CDNs, load balancers, and routing matrices.
How to Apply
Please email your CV & Cover Letter directly to [email protected] with the subject line
Software Engineer - Edge Traffic & Security Platforms - Dublin
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