
Senior Software Engineer
Akamai · Posted Oct 27
Cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network services
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About the role
Akamai's Zero Trust Security team develops and maintains cutting-edge security solutions for enterprise customers, collaborating with Dev, QA, DevOps, product, support, and sales engineering. The team focuses on cloud services, web applications, security standards, and network security projects. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop, maintain, and architect secure cloud services and web applications, build Python and GoLang backend services, and contribute to system design and architecture decisions.
What you will do
- Developing new products and enhancing our Zero Trust solution with new features
- Designing, developing, validating, maintaining, releasing, and operating Python and GoLang backend services
- Reviewing and maintaining technical documents related to requirements, design, and architecture
- Taking full ownership of your areas of work from design to deployment
- Contributing to system design and architecture decisions
- Mentoring junior engineers and participate actively in code reviews
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Have 5+ years of experience and a degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Have experience with modern authorization mechanisms and modern identity management concepts
- Have experience building backend services using Python and Golang
- Have working knowledge of frontend technologies to collaborate effectively with UI teams
- Have a good understanding of microservices architecture, scalable architectures, and have work experience with RESTful APIs
- Be familiar with relational and non-relational databases, caching mechanisms, and service communications
Benefits and support
- Flexible work arrangements (at home, in an office, or a combination)
About Akamai
Akamai is a global cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network company that powers and protects digital experiences online. Its distributed edge platform optimizes web and application performance while providing robust enterprise security solutions. The company serves major global enterprises across various industries, enabling scalable cloud infrastructure and advanced threat mitigation.
- Industry
- Cloud Computing
- Company size
- 11000+ employees
- Founded
- 1998
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $61.5M raised
- 2023-08-16Post Ipo Debt
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
EVP & Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer & GM, Cloud Technology Group
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