Remote SDN & Cybersecurity Software Engineer

Akamai Career Site; Polska; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Cloud Technology team in Krakow. You will contribute to an SDN‑focused platform, developing tools, tests, and scalable software that protects and optimizes vast networks and traffic flows.

You will design, implement, and document features, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and help drive automated configurations and telemetry, ensuring robust performance across Akamai’s global edge and cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Fluent in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python, C++).
• Experience maintaining software running on Linux systems.
• Understand networking concepts such as IP addressing and routing, and basic DDoS mitigation concepts.
• Experience building API‑driven control systems for automated network configuration.

Responsibilities

• Build tools and develop new features for existing software.
• Develop tests, test automation, and testing frameworks, performance benchmarks.
• Design reliable, high‑quality software for indefinite scalability of deployed networks.
• Create reusable code and libraries.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective communication and code development.

Skills

Programming languages

Linux

Tools

Networking

Job description

Akamai is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Cloud Technology team in Krakow. You will contribute to an SDN‑focused platform, developing tools, tests, and scalable software that protects and optimizes vast networks and traffic flows.

You will design, implement, and document features, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and help drive automated configurations and telemetry, ensuring robust performance across Akamai’s global edge and cloud infrastructure.