Software Engineer

Akamai•Cambridge, MA

2h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Akamai Inference Cloud team is part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group. We design, implement, and operate AI platforms enabling customers to run inference models and developers to create applications with unmatched performance, compliance, and economics. The Control Plane & Developer Experience team owns the API platform, developer tools, security, authentication, billing integration, and user-facing interfaces empowering developers. As a Software Engineer I on the Control Plane & Developer Experience team, you will build and maintain customer-facing platform features across the Akamai Inference Cloud control plane. You'll work alongside experienced engineers and gain hands-on exposure to API platform development, cloud services, and AI infrastructure.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
Demonstrate proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Go, or JavaScript
Have familiarity with RESTful APIs and basic cloud computing concepts
Show familiarity with Git, GitHub workflows, and modern software development practices
Demonstrate curiosity and a desire to learn cloud platform and API development patterns
Possess solid problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative engineering team

Responsibilities

Developing and maintaining services for control plane including API endpoints, configuration management, and platform workflows
Building customer-facing features that enable users to configure, manage, and interact with inference platform resources
Writing well-tested, well-documented code and participating in code reviews to maintain engineering standards
Collaborating with engineering and product teams to translate requirements into reliable platform capabilities
Contributing to platform reliability through monitoring, debugging, and operational support of control plane services