Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
About The Position
Akamai's mission is to make digital experiences fast, intelligent, and secure. Our intelligent edge platform extends from the enterprise to the cloud, keeping threats far away. Global brands rely on us for edge security, web performance, and video delivery. Our solutions are backed by unmatched service, analytics, and 24/7/365 monitoring. Together, we accelerate their multi-cloud world and digital future. The Identity Engineering team at Akamai delivers zero-trust enterprise security solutions. Our platform offers authentication, multifactor capabilities, and analytics. Integrated with Akamai's global network, it enhances security and user experience. We seek a Senior Software Engineer to develop scalable backend systems, proxies, and load balancers. Contribute to building secure, high-performance digital experiences with us.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- 5+ years in backend engineering roles, including 3+ years coding in Python, Go, or similar languages.
- 3+ years designing systems, writing/reviewing code, and automating issues within the team's domain.
- 1+ years of experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL/MySQL), Windows Server, and Active Directory.
- Work with Linux systems and design schemas for both relational and NoSQL databases.
- Understand large-scale production systems, load balancing, monitoring, and distributed systems.
- Demonstrate exceptional communication skills combined with an eagerness to learn new technologies.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support the production backend effectively.
Responsibilities
- Designing and building scalable backend applications for next-generation identity solutions.
- Collaborating with Product Management and engineering teams to deliver high-quality features.
- Conducting design reviews and partnering with QA to deploy production code.
- Collaborating across the organization with Data Science, Product, and Operations to build innovative components of Akamai's Big Data AI solutions.
- Solving complex technical challenges proactively with a high success rate.
- Participating actively in agile SCRUM planning and technical team meetings.
- Optimizing and supporting the continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
Benefits
- We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
