Software Engineer – Cyber Focus

About LSports and the Software Engineer – Cyber Focus Role

LSports is a world-leading sports data provider trusted globally by sportsbooks for real-time, accurate, and reliable data. Our technology empowers bookmakers to innovate, trade smarter, and engage deeper with sports data. Join us to build the future of sports data.

Role Overview

We are seeking a talented Bot Detection Security Engineer specializing in anti-bot technologies and threat detection. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain sophisticated bot detection and mitigation systems to protect our platform and clients from automated threats and malicious bot activity.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy advanced bot detection systems in real time.
• Implement multi-layered defenses including CAPTCHA, fingerprinting, behavioral analysis, and machine learning-based detection.
• Analyze bot attack patterns and web scraping activities to develop countermeasures.
• Research emerging bot technologies and evasion techniques.
• Develop rate limiting, IP reputation systems, and traffic analysis tools for distributed attacks.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and product teams to integrate detection across customer touchpoints.
• Monitor threat intelligence feeds and security advisories to defend against new attack vectors.
• Tune detection algorithms to reduce false positives while maintaining high accuracy.
• Document security implementations and incident response procedures, ensuring compliance with standards.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of professional experience in software engineering or cybersecurity.
• Proven experience with anti-bot technologies and detection platforms (e.g., Cloudflare Bot Management, DataDome).
• Deep understanding of web architecture, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS fingerprinting, and web application security.
• Expertise in bot detection techniques including browser and device fingerprinting, behavioral analysis, and anomaly detection.
• Hands-on experience analyzing network traffic and security events.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Proficient in Node.js; Rust experience is advantageous.

Bonus Points

• Experience with ML and DS techniques for anomaly detection.
• Knowledge of headless browser detection and tools like Puppeteer/Selenium.
• Familiarity with reverse engineering malicious scripts and JavaScript obfuscation.
• Experience with SIEM, security monitoring, and threat intelligence platforms.
• Understanding of distributed systems, load balancing, CDN, and high-availability security infrastructures.
• Background in penetration testing, ethical hacking, or red team operations.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.

Perks & Extras

• Hybrid work model with up to 30 remote days per year.
• Extended parental leave for mothers and fathers.
• Quarterly recharge days for complete unplugging.
• Health insurance and birthday day off.
• Cibus, holiday eves off, team social events, and dog-friendly office.
• Kids summer camp and access to Group Hug wellbeing platform.

Key skills/competency

• Cybersecurity
• Bot Detection
• Threat Analysis
• CAPTCHA
• Browser Fingerprinting
• Machine Learning
• Network Traffic Analysis
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Node.js