Job DescriptionWould you enjoy working with diverse technologies and exercising multiple computer science techniques?Would you like to solve technical challenges for our customers?Join our Cloud Engineering team!The Security Technology Group develops products that protect our customers from online threats. These threats include phishing, ransomware, bot-attacks and all types of malware, to shield from identity/financial theft.
Partner with the bestYou will be developing using Golang/Python involving complex threat detection algorithms in an ultra-high traffic environment. You will be involved in creating both platform and product related services. You will work closely with Cloud Engineers, Product Engineers, Data science and DevOps to manage projects, provide creative solutions, and develop successful implementations.
As a Software Engineer Senior, you will be responsible for:
- Owning feature delivery from requirements and design through release.
- Building modular infrastructure and product services.
- Collaborating across teams to integrate existing components.
- Serving as a SME for key components.
- Mentoring junior engineers and promoting engineering best practices.
Do what you loveTo be successful in this role you will:
- Have 5+ years of software development experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrate proficiency in Golang and great programming skills in Python.
- Have experience developing RESTful APIs, HTTP services, and proxies.
- Have solid knowledge of Linux internals, performance tuning, security, and networking.
- Have a solid understanding of distributed systems and concurrent programming.
- Have experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and Redis, including data modeling.
- Have experience integrating with AWS or other cloud platforms.
- Have experience using AI-assisted development tools to write, review, and test code.
CompensationAkamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $121,400 - $218,600/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.
