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Our network carries over 20% of the world's web traffic. We care about empowering Network Infrastructure, Operations and Engineering teams to work faster, reliably and more efficiently. We believe collaboration and continuous improvement lead to the best solutions.\nPartner with the best\nYou will be part of a diverse team that designs, develops and maintains high-reliability systems. You'll have an opportunity to work and collaborate in an international environment with cross-functional teams, including stakeholders and other developers. You will be responsible to deliver high-quality software solutions. These solutions include distributed systems with both web and console interfaces.\nAs a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:\nAnalyzing, designing, and implementing high availability systems software\nBringing new functionality to a portfolio of services focused on automation, observability and identity management.\nSupporting the full product life cycle - ideation, implementation, operation.\nImproving the ability of our software systems for testing, deployment, monitoring and maintenance\nMentoring less experienced engineers to ensure quality solutions are implemented\nEvaluating emerging trends and technologies related to network operations and automation\nDo what you love\nTo be successful in this role you will:\nHave a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, or related field\nHave at least 0.6 years experience with programming in Python, Go and/or shell script\nHave at least 0.6 years development experience on Linux/ Unix platforms\nHave knowledge of common internet protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS and/or TLS/SSL\nHave experience with git/Stash and Perforce version control systems.\nDemonstrate exceptional communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities & a good team player.\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. 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