Senior II Software Engineer

Akamai Career Site; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to collaborate with development and site reliability teams, building and managing lab infrastructure for the Akamai Connected Cloud. You will help scale infrastructure and tooling used across the organization, delivering reliable deployment and testing improvements.

You will work on deployment stacks, observability, and performance optimization while partnering with senior engineers in a highly collaborative global team that values feedback and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in work experience.
• Strong experience with IaC automation and related tooling (Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible).
• Proficient in Python and RESTful API frameworks (Flask/Django).
• Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Nomad) and dev-environment tooling (Kind, Docker Compose, Tilt).
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, Postgres).

Responsibilities

• Develop deployment stack for new lab datacenters.
• Design monitoring solutions and observability tooling.
• Identify bottlenecks in deployment frameworks and propose improvements.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to accelerate shipping products.
• Work in a highly collaborative global team with open communication.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

SaltStack

Ansible

Kubernetes

Nomad

Docker Compose

Tilt

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

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will collaborate with development and site reliability teams in building and managing mission-critical critical lab infrastructure services and environments for the Akamai Connected Cloud platform. You'll contribute directly to scaling our infrastructure and management tools driving development and testing improvements felt throughout our entire organization.

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

• Developing the deployment stack responsible for building new test datacenters on the Lab Platform.
• Designing monitoring solutions with new and existing observability tooling to ensure the health of our Lab Services.
• Identifying bottlenecks with deployment and configuration frameworks, proposing solutions that improve performance and reliability.
• Collaborating with senior engineers, architects and subject matter experts on solutions that increase the speed and confidence in which they ship products.
• Working on a highly collaborative global team that values feedback and open communication

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in work experience.
• Possess extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation and related tooling (e.g., Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible).
• Have demonstrated background using Python and RESTful API frameworks, including Flask and Django
• Possess experience in container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Nomad and dev-environment tooling (Kind, Docker Compose, Tilt).
• Be comfortable working with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres.

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.

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 your 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. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from CA$120,400 - CA$216,600/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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, 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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 3750
• Posting Date 08/20/2026, 07:05 PM
• Locations 343 Preston Street, Suite 420, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 1N4, CA (Remote)