Remote AI Platform & API Engineer

Akamai Career Site; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Software Engineer I to build and maintain customer-facing platform features on the Akamai Inference Cloud control plane. You will work with API development, cloud services, and AI infrastructure.

The role emphasizes collaboration, code reviews, and reliable platform capabilities, with opportunities to learn modern tooling and participate in an engineering-driven culture. Remote-friendly workplace with strong benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and cloud concepts.
• Experience with Git, GitHub workflows and modern software practices.
• Curiosity and desire to learn cloud platform/API development patterns.
• Strong problem-solving skills and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain services for control plane including API endpoints, configuration management, and platform workflows.
• Build customer-facing features to configure, manage, and interact with inference platform resources.
• Write well-tested, well-documented code and participate in code reviews to uphold standards.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate requirements into reliable platform capabilities.
• Contribute to platform reliability through monitoring, debugging, and operational support.

Skills

RESTful APIs

Git & GitHub

Cloud concepts

Problem solving

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Job description

Akamai Technologies in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Software Engineer I to build and maintain customer-facing platform features on the Akamai Inference Cloud control plane. You will work with API development, cloud services, and AI infrastructure.

The role emphasizes collaboration, code reviews, and reliable platform capabilities, with opportunities to learn modern tooling and participate in an engineering-driven culture. Remote-friendly workplace with strong benefits and growth opportunities.