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Senior Software Engineer

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Design, build, and deploy scalable, reliable zero-trust security and API-based solutions. Implement features from design through testing and deployment, optimize distributed system performance, fix bugs, and collaborate across teams in an agile environment.
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Do you have what it takes to build the technology of tomorrow?

Work with an amazing global team of innovators!

Join the Akamai Cloud Technology Group

Our Team builds and delivers 'zero trust security solutions' for enterprise customers. Our mission is to provide Threat protection and API Based Security solutions. We provide the simplest, fastest, and most intuitive way to enforce Zero Trust principles. We enable customers to proactively identify, block, and mitigate threats in their network and SAAS Applications.

Partner with the best

As Senior Software Engineer, you'll design, build, and deploy highly scalable, reliable, user-friendly solutions on our infrastructure. You'll collaborate with teams across Akamai to gather requirements, architect solutions, implement features, and perform unit testing. You'll also stay updated on emerging technologies and integrating them to enhance innovation and efficiency.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

  • Creating new features, or enhance existing functionality, from design through testing and deployment
  • Working in an agile sprint environment to deliver quality software on a regular and consistent basis
  • Measuring, maintaining and optimizing distributed system performance and performing bug fixes of existing applications
  • Working in diverse nature of programming languages as needed

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Have demonstrated experience in developing applications, including API based Apps in Golang
  • Understand fundamentals of Python along with container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Gain experience with Clickhouse, Redis, MongoDB, Postgres, Grafana, as familiarity with these tools can enhance your skill set.
  • Demonstrate expertise in IP/TCP/UDP, DNS, HTTP, TLS, and related network protocols.
  • Be passionate about solving large scale, secure distributed systems problems using Data Structures and complex Algorithms

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

  • Your health
  • Your finances
  • Your family
  • Your time at work
  • Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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