Senior Software Engineer
Do you want to build the next generation of Akamai cloud storage?
Do you want to work with an amazing global team of innovators?
Join the Akamai Storage Engineering team!
Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining Akamai's cloud storage platform. Our enterprise-grade solution is an essential element of Akamai's Connected Cloud platform. We provide a scalable and secure storage solution for our customers to build their businesses.
Partner with the best
Work across frontend and backend technologies, contribute to technical direction within your area of expertise, and collaborate with experienced engineers to build reliable, maintainable, and high-quality software.
As a Software Engineer Senior, you will be responsible for:
- Designing and implementing frontend applications and supporting API services for cloud management solutions
- Integrating applications with platform services and downstream systems across Akamai's cloud ecosystem
- Troubleshooting complex technical challenges and driving improvements to application quality, maintainability, and performance
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Demonstrate strong professional experience developing backend services using Python
- Possess experience building modern web applications using JavaScript or TypeScript and frontend frameworks such as React
- Have good knowledge of Internet protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TLS/SSL
- Have willingness to learn new frameworks and programming languages
- Possess good communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
About us
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether 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.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At 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.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
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We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
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