Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA (multiple openings): Senior Software Engineer. Perform software engineering duties in furtherance of design and implementation of custom web applications, largely around authentication, authorization, and identity-related products; design, implement, automate, and support all aspects of the product; participate in the architecture, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of software solutions; develop new applications, improve current systems and bring new capabilities to our customers; contribute to our automated test suite, including unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end tests in labs and QA environments; improve current functionality and bring new features to the software platform. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere within the United States.
Requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, IT, Information Systems, or Telecommunications Engineering, plus two (2) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.
- Two (2) years of experience with development on Linux/Unix based OS
- Two (2) years of experience with building and consuming REST/JSON APIs
- Two (2) years of experience with web development core technologies
- Two (2) years of experience with UI test frameworks
- Two (2) years of experience with UI build systems
- Two (2) years of experience with network protocols such as TLS and HTTP
- Two (2) years of experience with version control and continuous integration tools such as Git and Jenkins
- Two (2) years of experience with software architecture design principles and best practices
- Two (2) years of experience with data structures and algorithms
- Two (2) years of experience working in agile teams
Responsibilities
- Perform software engineering duties in furtherance of design and implementation of custom web applications, largely around authentication, authorization, and identity-related products
- Design, implement, automate, and support all aspects of the product
- Participate in the architecture, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of software solutions
- Develop new applications, improve current systems and bring new capabilities to our customers
- Contribute to our automated test suite, including unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end tests in labs and QA environments
- Improve current functionality and bring new features to the software platform
Benefits
- Healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- Company holidays
- Vacation (in the form of PTO)
- Sick time
- Family friendly benefits including parental leave
- Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
