Software Engineer II
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. Akamai scores A on the Alion truth index.
Would you like to work with cutting-edge technology?
Are you a Phyton developer who loves creating complex web applications?
Join our Authentication Team
The team oversees authentication services for Akamai Control Center and Linode's Cloud Manager. Access is secured using protocols like OAuth and SAML, integrated with various security tools. Engineers are needed to enhance and expand these essential platforms.
Partner with the best
Your responsibilities include creating secure, scalable, and user-friendly solutions within modern architecture. Work involves developing and integrating platform components used by customers and engineering teams. Contributions directly impact the security of Akamai Control Center and Cloud Manager, two critical systems. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance system functionality and security across platforms.
As a Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for:
- Developing and maintaining backend services and full-stack web applications using Python, with potential inclusion of JavaScript, TypeScript, and Java.
- Implementing security best practices (OWASP Top 10) while ensuring expertise in core internet protocols like TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, TLS/SSL.
- Engaging in every phase of the project lifecycle, from system design to deployment and post-release issue resolution.
- Leveraging modern AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity and efficiency
- Applying principles of system design to create scalable solutions, overseeing deployments, containerization(Docker), proxy management, certificate handling, and ensuring reliability.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Demonstrate expertise in computer science fundamentals, such as data structures, algorithms, and system design, through accredited education or equivalent practical experience.
- Develop practical backend solutions in Python using frameworks such as Flask or FastAPI, while creating RESTful APIs for production environments.
- Demonstrate expertise in SQL, Docker, Git, shell scripting, and managing services in active production environments effectively.
- Apply practical knowledge of internet technologies, core web protocols, web security concepts, and OWASP Top 10 practices effectively and comprehensively.
- Embrace learning and utilizing emerging technologies while maintaining openness to modern AI-assisted development tools for innovative solutions.
- Nice to have:Full-stack / frontend experience (JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular), exposure to Java/Spring or NoSQL, or background in auth systems (OAuth 2.0, SAML).
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.
Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!