Senior II Software Engineer

Akamai; Canada; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

RRSP

Paid holidays

Vacation PTO

Sick time

ESPP

FlexBase

Remote work option

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Senior II Software Engineer for the Compute Lab Team in Ottawa, Canada. You will build and manage lab infrastructure and environments, automate testing environments, and lead development of VM-based development environments to scale for multiple teams.

Requirements include 8+ years with Python backend, microservices, cloud networking, MySQL/Postgres, Docker/Kubernetes, and hands-on with Ansible, Terraform, and Grafana, plus mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in work experience.
• Proven Python backend services, APIs, scalable platform automation, and CLI development.
• Track record in resilient test automation frameworks for cloud infrastructure solutions.
• In-depth expertise in microservices, cloud networking, and relational databases (MySQL/Postgres).
• Proficiency with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on with Ansible, Terraform, and Grafana for automation and observability.
• Experience mentoring or leading junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Enhance an application that manages reservations of physical hardware used by teams testing Akamai Cloud projects.
• Develop backend automation to create testing environments for dozens of services and teams.
• Contribute to building VM-based development environments that scale with engineers' needs.
• Identify bottlenecks in development and deployment, propose reliability improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and drive improvements in coding and design patterns.
• Build reporting tools to track capacity of VMs and hardware.
• Collaborate with a global team to speed up shipping of products.

Skills

8+ years

Python backend

Test automation

Microservices

Cloud networking

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Grafana

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

Are you a Linux enthusiast seeking a new opportunity?

Do you have a passion for improving cloud products?

The Compute Lab Team mission is to accelerate innovation by making computing simple, scalable, accessible, and affordable for all. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable our developers to build the next generation of the Akamai Cloud.

Partner with the best

In this role, you'll collaborate with Development and SRE teams in building and managing mission-critical critical lab infrastructure services and environments. You'll contribute directly to scaling our infrastructure and management tools driving development and testing improvements felt throughout our entire organization.

As a Senior II Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Enhancing an application responsible for managing reservations of physical hardware used by teams for testing their Akamai Cloud projects.
• Developing a software backend that automates the creation of testing environments to support dozens of services and engineering teams.
• Contributing to the team mission of developing virtual machine based development environments that perform and scale to meet our engineers demands.
• Identifying bottlenecks with development and deployment strategies, proposing solutions that improve reliability and performance.
• Providing technical leadership to other members of the team in the form of proposing improvements to coding and design patterns.
• Building reporting tools for tracking capacity utilization for virtual machines and physical hardware.
• Collaborating with a global team on solutions that increase the speed and confidence in which they ship products.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in work experience.
• Possess experience using Python to construct robust backend services, APIs, scalable platform automation, and intuitive command-line interfaces.
• Showcase a proven track record in developing resilient test automation frameworks for cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Demonstrate in-depth expertise in microservices, cloud networking architectures, and relational databases such as MySQL and Postgres
• Utilize proficiency in container orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes
• Leverage hands-on experience with tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and Grafana to advance system automation and observability.
• Draw upon prior experience in guiding, mentoring, or leading junior engineering staff.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai:

We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from 120,400 - 216,600 CAD/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, RRSP, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Job Info

• Job Identification 3976
• Posting Date 09/22/2026, 06:45 PM
• Locations 343 Preston Street, Suite 420, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 1N4, CA (Remote)