Software Engineer - Cybersecurity/SDN

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Polska; Ibrido; PLN 180.000 - 300.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Poland is seeking a Software Engineer for its Cloud Technology team to design, build, and operate scalable SDN-based networking software across global platforms.

You will contribute to DDoS protection tooling, telemetry, and API-driven control systems, writing robust Linux-based code in Java, Go, Python, or C++, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, reusable software.

Competenze

• Fluent coding in at least one modern language (Java/Go/Python/C++).
• Experience maintaining software on Linux environments.
• Solid grasp of networking concepts and IP routing basics.
• Knowledge of DDoS mitigation concepts and network telemetry.
• Experience building API-driven control systems for automated config.

Mansioni

• Build tools and develop new features for existing software.
• Develop tests, test automation, and testing frameworks.
• Design reliable, high-quality software for scalable networks.
• Create reusable code and libraries.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for effective development.
• Document developer tools and APIs when applicable.

Conoscenze

Java

Go

Python

C++

Linux

Networking basics

API development

Strumenti

Git

CI/CD

Test automation

Descrizione del lavoro

Does the opportunity to control the Internet traffic excite you?

Do you relish the opportunity to make a real impact?

Join our Cloud Technology team!

Our Cloud Technology team takes ownership for creating tools critical for planning, building, maintaining, and operating our global platform. We design, develop, and deploy critical software that enables the Akamai platform for infinite scalability.We are looking for a highly motivated software engineer. You will join our unique team of developers of the Akamai own distributed software-defined networking solution.

Partner with the best

This role involves learning cloud infrastructure and Akamai networking, designing software projects, and scaling distributed SDN solutions. Responsibilities include implementing inbound and outbound DDoS protection, managing lifecycle upgrades, expanding flow telemetry, and developing API-driven control systems. You will create automated configurations to safeguard extensive IP traffic flows across backbone connectivity layers and datacenter fabric.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Building tools and developing new features for existing software.
• Developing tests, test automation, and testing frameworks, performance benchmarks.
• Designing reliable, high-quality, usable software that meets the needs of Cloud Technology for indefinite scalability of deployed network,
• Creating reusable code and libraries.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective communication and code development.
• Creating developer documentation for the tools that you write when applicable.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Demonstrate fluency in writing code in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python, C++).
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience in maintaining software running on Linux.
• Understand networking concepts like IP addressing & IP routing, commonly-used protocols and types of networking equipment.
• Demonstrate basic understanding of DDoS mitigation methods and network flow telemetry.
• Demonstrate experience building API-driven control systems for automated network configuration and attack containment.

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. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

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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.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Aff… All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.