Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Ottawa; Remote; CAD 103,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for its Cloud Technology Group. You will design and implement tests for IP addressing features, work on test automation pipelines, and help ensure cloud-native components meet quality and reliability goals.

The role involves collaborating in an Agile setting, enhancing testing frameworks, and integrating tests into CI/CD workflows to accelerate product delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in software/test automation.
• Experience with Python for test automation and REST API testing.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for test issues.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop tests for IP addressing and cloud-native solutions.
• Validate and optimize test execution pipelines and CI/CD integration.
• Contribute to testing frameworks and best practices.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment to ensure high product quality.
• Support rapid development cycles with open communication.

Skills

REST API testing

Backend testing

Analytical thinking

Networking fundamentals

AI in SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Python

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Virtual Machines

Job description

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Canada (Remote)

Job Description

Would revolutionizing the cloud computing space excite you?

Are you passionate about delivering the core platform that enables everything-as-a-service for your fellow developers?

Join our Compute Team!

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group's Compute division, formerly Linode, and now Akamai Cloud, consists of collaborative, inclusive, and creative teams. We develop applications and services to empower our customers. Our mission is to accelerate innovation by making cloud computing simple, scalable, affordable, and accessible to all. We design, develop, test and maintain products that run on our IaaS platform.

Shape the future of our Cloud Networking Platform!

You will be part of a team responsible for designing and developing tests, contributing to testing frameworks, and managing test execution pipelines for our portfolio of products, which are designed to manage IP Addresses across the Akamai Cloud. The team focuses on test automation and automated workflows, with an emphasis on integrating testing into CI/CD release pipelines.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:

• Contributing towards building the roadmap for enterprise IP addressing and connectivity features.
• Validating and testing cloud-native technologies and architectures, including monitoring, troubleshooting and improving test execution pipelines.
• Participating in the definition and adoption of best practices, knowledge sharing.
• Collaborating in an Agile environment to ensure high product quality.
• Working in an environment that fosters innovative solutions, rapid development cycles, and open communication

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in developing test automation using any widely accepted framework with a focus on backend and REST API testing
• Be familiar with Python, or willing to learn Python
• Demonstrate solid analytical thinking, alongside solid debugging and troubleshooting skills for resolving test-related issues in complex platforms.
• Have experience leveraging CI/CD tools, specifically Jenkins and GitHub Actions, to support good software development practices.
• Possess a good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, IPv6, VLANs, DNS, TLS, HTTP, BGP) and have practical knowledge of virtualization (such as Docker, Virtual Machines
• Have a positive view on using AI to help supplement SDLC to ensure higher quality software shipped on schedule.

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.

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from 102,500 - 184,500 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 4400
• Posting Date 11/11/2026, 03:29 AM
• Locations 343 Preston Street, Suite 420, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 1N4, CA (Remote)