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We design, implement, deploy and operate AI platforms that enable customers to run inference models and developers to create AI applications with unmatched performance, compliance, and economics.\nPartner with the best\nAs a Senior II Software Engineer Lead, you will be responsible for driving the design and implementation of critical components of our globally distributed AI inference platform. You'll work hands-on to build and optimize systems that deliver OpenAI-compatible endpoints while orchestrating inference workloads across regions. You will guide other engineers, influence technical direction, and ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions.\nAs a Senior II Software Engineer Lead, you will be responsible for:\nLeading the design and implementation of critical platform components for Akamai Inference Cloud, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability\nDriving technical decisions for your domain, selecting appropriate tools, frameworks, and approaches for AI inference workloads\nMentoring and guiding engineers on the team through code reviews, design discussions, and technical problem-solving\nImplementing and optimizing containerized AI workloads with hardware-specific optimizations and integrating inference frameworks at scale\nCollaborating across teams to define technical requirements, contribute to platform standards, and ensure operational excellence\nDo what you love\nTo be successful in this role you will:\n8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent\nHave solid proficiency in distributed systems, cloud services, and platform engineering\nDemonstrate hands-on experience with AI inference, model serving, or LLM deployment with working knowledge of inference frameworks (TensorRT, vLLM, TorchServe, Triton)\nShow expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native architectures\nHave proven experience building scalable, high-performance systems with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code\nDemonstrate solid technical leadership through mentoring, code quality advocacy, and ability to drive technical solutions for complex problems\nShow familiarity with API design and development(REST/gRPC patterns), GPU infrastructure and hardware acceleration\nHave knowledge of observability, monitoring, and debugging distributed systems\nAbout us\nAt Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.\nWhether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.\nOur focus is simple:\nCloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.\nSecurity: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.\nContent Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.\nAI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.\nAt Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.\nBenefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.\nFlexBase adapts to your job's needs\nAkamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.\nWe trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.\nConnect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! \nCompensation\nAkamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $146,400 - $263,600/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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