Platform Engineer II - Akamai Inference Cloud - Remote/Poland

Akamai Technologies; Województwo małopolskie; On-site; PLN 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Financial planning assistance

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

A global tech company based in Poland is seeking a Software Engineer II to join their Inference Cloud Team. In this role, you'll develop and support platform services that drive their AI infrastructure, focusing on API development and security. Ideal candidates will have strong programming skills, experience with cloud platforms, and be proficient in distributed systems. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values innovation and offers extensive benefits for future needs.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Proficiency in at least one systems programming language such as Go, Python, or Java.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful or gRPC APIs in a distributed systems environment.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization patterns.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and modern software practices.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data plane APIs.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and multi-tenant security controls.
• Contribute to the design and development of platform services.
• Write well-tested, well-documented code and participate in code reviews.
• Support operational readiness through monitoring and incident response.

Skills

Proficiency in programming languages (Go, Python, Java)

Experience with RESTful or gRPC APIs

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Join the Akamai Inference Cloud Team! The Akamai Inference Cloud team is part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group. We design and operate AI platforms enabling customers to run inference models with unmatched performance, compliance, and economics. We build the foundational infrastructure powering our globally distributed platform AI, Kubernetes orchestration, GPU resource management, networking, and multi-region deployment.

Partner with the best

As a Software Engineer II, you will build and maintain platform services supporting our globally distributed AI inference infrastructure. Your work will span data plane APIs, authentication, and multi-tenant security. You'll gain exposure to AI infrastructure patterns while working with senior engineers building systems powering inference workloads.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining data plane APIs that enable reliable and performant communication between platform components and inference services.
• Implementing authentication, authorization, and multi-tenant security controls that ensure isolation and compliance across the platform.
• Contributing to the design and development of platform services with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Writing well-tested, well-documented code and participating in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Supporting operational readiness through monitoring, alerting, and incident response for platform services you help build.

Qualifications

• Have relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Demonstrate proficiency in at least one systems programming language such as Go, Python, or Java.
• Show experience building and consuming RESTful or gRPC APIs in a distributed systems environment.
• Have familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, or Akamai Cloud), containerization, and basic Kubernetes concepts.
• Demonstrate understanding of authentication and authorization patterns such as OAuth, RBAC, or multi-tenant isolation.
• Show familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and modern software development practices.
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving abilities and a willingness to learn and thrive in a dynamic engineering setting.

Benefits

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life: health, finances, family, time at work, and time pursuing other endeavors.