Senior Software Engineer

Akamai Technologies, Inc. • Albany, NY • 1h ago

Would 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 best

You 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 love

To 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.

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. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm\source=akamai&utm\medium=social&utm_campaign=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!

Compensation

Akamai 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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