Edge Platform Software Engineer I Hybrid High-Scale Systems

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer I to contribute to high‑reliability, high‑throughput systems that manage security certificates and configurations across a large distributed platform.

You will build scalable backend services with Java and Spring, and work on frontend components with Angular in a Linux/Unix environment. The role emphasizes designing for tens of thousands of concurrent operations, leveraging SQL and NoSQL databases, and collaborating with QA to deploy new

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Familiarity with Java and Python/C++/Bash in Linux/Unix environments.
• Hands-on project experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks for building scalable backend applications.
• Hands-on project experience with UI technologies through Angular for front-end development solutions.
• Foundational understanding or project coursework in Terraform.
• Demonstrate understanding of SQL, relational databases and NoSQL databases through projects.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing systems capable of handling tens of thousands of concurrent operations.
• Developing software to make efficient use of Relational Database Management Systems and NoSQL databases.
• Creating new features from scratch, enhancing existing features and optimizing existing functionality.
• Following good development methodology, including collaboration with testing and SQA departments to successfully deploy new system components.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Bash

Spring

Spring Boot

Angular

Terraform

SQL

NoSQL

Linux/Unix

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Relational Databases

NoSQL Databases

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer I to contribute to high‑reliability, high‑throughput systems that manage security certificates and configurations across a large distributed platform.

You will build scalable backend services with Java and Spring, and work on frontend components with Angular in a Linux/Unix environment. The role emphasizes designing for tens of thousands of concurrent operations, leveraging SQL and NoSQL databases, and collaborating with QA to deploy new