Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026. Akamai scores A on the Alion truth index.
Would you like to build innovative software solutions that connect enterprise applications and enable seamless business processes?
Do you enjoy developing backend services, APIs, and integrations to solve technical challenges?
Join our dynamic Data Intelligent Services team!
Our Data Intelligent Services team develops backend infrastructure for enterprise application integrations. We collaborate across engineering and infrastructure to deliver scalable, secure solutions connecting critical business systems and enabling seamless data flow.
Partner with the best
Work alongside experienced developers, analysts, architects, and QA teams developing backend services, APIs, and integrations.
As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Designing and developing REST APIs and web services to enable communication and data exchange between enterprise applications
- Developing and maintaining backend services and integration components using Java, Python, and related technologies.
- Implementing data mapping, transformation, validation, and error-handling using JSON, XML, and other data formats.
- Developing and maintaining integration solutions connecting enterprise applications, databases, and external services
- Writing SQL queries and supporting data processing and integration requirements using relational databases
- Participating in code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and defect resolution
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Have 1 to 3 years of experience in software development in application integration development.
- Have programming experience in Java and/or Python, with a good understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
- Possess experience in SQL and relational databases such as Oracle or MySQL.
- Have a good understanding of REST APIs, HTTP protocols, and web services.
- Be familiar with source control tools such as Git and Perforce
- Possess experience with Spring Boot, MuleSoft, OAuth, or CI/CD pipelines in enterprise application contexts.
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
Akamai'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.
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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