Senior II Software Engineer

Akamai; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to join their Object Storage team. This role involves building scalable storage solutions for Linode’s customers, tackling complex issues, and ensuring high-performance systems. The successful candidate will have experience in Go or C++, and will engage in the full software development lifecycle. The company offers a flexible working program and a collaborative environment where innovation is celebrated.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Health benefits

Financial support

Family benefits

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Relevant experience and education in Computer Science or related field.
• Proven professional experience in Go or C++.
• Solid experience building high-performance, reliable systems.
• Shipped production software end-to-end, including design and deployment.
• Experience designing complex distributed systems.
• Comfortable working in an Agile development environment.

Responsibilities

• Getting in early on an exceptionally rare and impactful project.
• Working with a small team to solve complex issues.
• Designing systems that scale.
• Defining the next generation of cloud tooling.

Job description

Do you have a passion for making systems run as efficiently as possible?

Do you want to work with an amazing global team of innovators?

Join the Akamai Object Storage team!

Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining Akamai's object storage platform for Linode. Our enterprise grade solution is an essential element to Akamai's Connected Cloud platform. We provide a scalable and secure storage solution for Linode's customers to build their businesses.

Partner with the best

As part of our team, you will focus on building highly reliable, scalable and cost-effective storage solutions. Our platform empowers enterprises to create modern solutions to the world's problems.

Senior Software Engineer II Responsibilities

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

• Getting in early on an exceptionally rare and impactful project
• Working with a small team to solve complex issues
• Designing systems that scale
• Working to define the next generation of cloud tooling

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Demonstrate relevant experience and education in Computer Science or a related field.
• Have proven professional experience in Go or C++.
• Have solid experience building high-performance, reliable systems (profiling, concurrency, memory/latency optimisation, and performance debugging).
• Have shipped production software end-to-end, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, triage, incident response, and root‑cause analysis.
• Show proven experience in designing and improving complex distributed systems, particularly with performance‑critical system development expertise.
• Be comfortable working in an Agile development environment (iterative delivery, reviews, planning, and continuous improvement).

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

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

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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