Are you passionate about collaborating with the Open-Source Community?
Would you like to work with cutting-edge technology?
Join our Engineering Team
Our Engineering Team develops integrated web interfaces and APIs into products, services and platforms. We work directly with the Open-Source community to share comprehensive support, updates and documentation. Our team delivers Akamai Terraform Provider as well as Akamai Command Line Interface (CLI).
Work with cutting edge technology
In this role you will be focused on designing and building highly usable and reliable software solutions. You will build tools allowing our customers to configure Akamai products using Terraform, CLI or more. We expect and encourage you to learn and expand your skill set over time.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Designing and developing tools that are open sourced and available on akamai.github.com and utilized by our customers
- Implementing Akamai Terraform Provider and Akamai CLI projects
- Contributing to key technical decisions and design choices, as well as writing code
- Serving as a leader on the team with interest in strengthening technical leadership skills.
- Mentoring team in latest technologies and demonstrate ability to influence
- Handling changes to existing tools to ensure that they align to Akamai's long-term strategy
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Show significant experience and knowledge of programming languages such as Go, Python or Java
- Be passionate for programming and have a desire to learn new programming languages
- Be able to create designs and provide architectural guidance to other engineering teams, and mentor junior engineers
- Have a basic understanding of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code concepts
- Show experience with Docker or similar container technologies
- Have experience of working in a Remote Agile Team when developing products through the SDLC
- Be detail-oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
We are happy to discuss flexible working options in this role, please discuss your requirements with the recruiter when you apply.
Working with us
At Akamai, we’re curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you’ll thrive here.
Working for you
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
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About us
Innovating on a global scale, we deliver our customers a fast, smart and secure intelligent edge platform. Working against a backdrop of digital collaboration, our highly skilled teams build progressive solutions that have the scope to transform entertainment, business, and life in ways that we have yet to imagine.
Join us
Are you seeking an opportunity to learn and make a real impact in a global technology company? Come join us and learn with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!