Software Engineer II

Akamai Career Site; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 82,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Home/office hybrid options

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Software Engineer II to join our Edge Compute division, driving UI/CLI/API UX and robust backend work. You will contribute to distributed systems, implement tests, and help shape design decisions with product managers.

With a focus on reliability and performance, you will resolve issues, review code, and collaborate across teams. Remote options in Canada supported from Ottawa area.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Proficiency in Angular/TypeScript and Java/Spring Boot.
• Ability to write unit and integration tests.
• Strong debugging skills in distributed Linux systems, microservices, and containerized environments.
• Hands-on experience writing agent instructions and implementing workflow best practices.
• User-first mindset for evaluating UX across tools and interfaces.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with technical and non-technical collaborators.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for a positive user experience across UI, CLI, and API.
• Learn our distributed systems and technical stack, including Java programming.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to improve design and performance.
• Investigate production issues, identify root causes, and implement long-term solutions.
• Contribute to team culture by fostering collaboration and best practices in pipelines.

Skills

Angular/TypeScript

Java/Spring Boot

Unit tests

Distributed Linux systems

Microservices

Containerized environments

Agent instructions

UX evaluation

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Angular/TypeScript

Java/Spring Boot

Job description

Would you like the opportunity to solve technical challenges?

Are you excited about working with cutting-edge technologies?

Join our cutting-edge team!

Our Edge Compute division designs/develops technology that helps our customers improve their Web and Media content delivery. Leveraging our global servers, we help them build rich online browsing and entertainment experiences with unique, secure and innovative solutions. Our talented teams develop applications and services to make life online better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.

Partner with the best

With our global team, you will be part of our flagship serverless offering, Akamai EdgeWorkers. Your efforts will help us push the performance and capabilities boundaries of our solution as a leader in the market. You will help us shine as a centre of excellence for web performance acceleration and edge computing.

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

• Advocating for a positive user experience across UI, CLI, and API, help shape user-focused design decisions with product managers
• Learning about our distributed systems and the technical stack for your role, including Java programming
• Participating in code reviews and proactively contributing technical feedback to improve design, performance, and usability
• Investigating and resolving production issues by identifying root causes and implementing long-term solutions
• Contributing to team culture by fostering collaboration and upholding best practices in development and deployment pipelines

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 2 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Be proficient in Angular/TypeScript, Java/Spring Boot
• Demonstrate ability to write testable code with unit and integration tests
• Demonstrate solid debugging and problem-solving skills in distributed Linux systems, microservices, and containerized environments
• Have hands-on experience writing agent instructions and implementing workflow best practices
• Have a user-first mindset, showing ability on evaluating UX across tools and interfaces
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with technical and non-technical collaborators

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 82,100 - 147,900 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 4236
• Posting Date 10/15/2026, 03:44 PM
• Locations 343 Preston Street, Suite 420, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 1N4, CA (Remote)