Software Engineer II
About The Position
Are you excited about combining data analysis, systems thinking, and machine learning to improve the performance and efficiency of large-scale infrastructure? Are you passionate about data and continuous improvement? Join our world-class Big Data Engineering team Our team is part of the Security Technology Group, where we protect some of the world's largest internet brands. By using Akamai's internet-scale data, we proactively detect and prevent phishing, account abuse, and other fraudulent activity. Partner with the best As a Software Engineer II, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and build high-performance solutions. You will be responsible for developing the core APIs, SDKs, and intelligence layers that power our security products.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a relevant field.
- Demonstrate production-level proficiency in Golang and Python API servers, with hands-on experience with Trino/Presto, Redis, and Cassandra.
- Have experience in SDK and library development across Java, Python, and Golang
- Show proven expertise building and optimizing high-volume data pipelines for reading from and writing to object storage
- Demonstrate ability to integrate LLMs into your daily development flow to increase productivity
- Show understanding of data structures, algorithms, schema design (Cassandra CQL, Parquet), query optimization (Trino SQL), and distributed query engine maintenance with policy enforcement via OPA.
- Prove proficiency in manipulating and extracting value from large datasets (DuckDB, Apache Arrow, pandas, numpy)
Responsibilities
- Writing production-level code for high-concurrency APIs, core system components, and robust SDKs in Java/Python/Golang.
- Participating in and leading design reviews to select and implement technologies for distributed query processing, async messaging pipelines and LLM-driven agents.
- Reviewing code, providing technical feedback, and maintaining documentation for complex data architectures including multi-cluster Trino, Cassandra, Redis, and client-facing SDKs.
- Triaging, debugging, and resolving issues within distributed big data systems and high-volume Kafka-driven pipelines, and Kubernetes-managed services
- Integrating LLMs and automated workflows into the daily development lifecycle to maintain high velocity and productivity.
Benefits
- At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life: Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
