Software Development Engineer in Test II (Kubernetes)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 11, 2026. Akamai scores A on the Alion truth index.
Would revolutionizing the cloud computing space excite you?
Are you passionate about delivering the core platform that enables everything-as-a-service for your fellow developers?
Join our Compute Team!
Akamai's Cloud Technology Group's Compute division, formerly Linode, and now Akamai's Connected Cloud (ACC), consists of collaborative, inclusive, and creative teams. We develop applications and services to empower our customers. Our mission is to accelerate innovation by making cloud computing simple, scalable, affordable, and accessible to all. We design, develop, test and maintain products that run on our IaaS platform.
Partner with the best
This role will leverage your Kubernetes and Cloud Native technologies expertise. You will help build the next-generation platform for new products and services. The Golden Path cloud-native platform will be used to bring new products and services to market faster. This involves simplifying their performance, reliability, security, and operational needs.
As a Software Development Engineer in Test II, you will be responsible for:
- Contributing to developing tests, supporting frameworks, and continuous delivery execution pipelines.
- Validating and testing cloud-native architectures while troubleshooting automated test pipeline failures.
- Collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams in an Agile environment to improve quality.
- Participating in defining testing best practices and sharing technical knowledge with peers.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent.
- Demonstrate experience building test automation solutions using Pytest/Python.
- Possess experience operating or testing scalable production services using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of Linux operating systems, networking fundamentals, and security principles.
- Have experience leveraging CI/CD tools to achieve good software development practices.
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.
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Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $95,000 - $171,000/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. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.