Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Remote (Golang/Python)

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Health insurance

401K plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering Security Technology Group in Cambridge, MA. You will develop in Golang and Python, building RESTful services and scalable platforms in a high-traffic environment.

Responsibilities include owning feature delivery from requirements through release, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating across teams to implement innovative security solutions using AWS and NoSQL data stores like Cassandra and Redis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Golang and great programming skills in Python.
• Have experience developing RESTful APIs, HTTP services, and proxies.
• Have solid knowledge of Linux internals, performance tuning, security, and networking.
• Have a solid understanding of distributed systems and concurrent programming.
• Have experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and Redis, including data modeling.
• Have experience integrating with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Have experience using AI-assisted development tools to write, review, and test code.

Responsibilities

• Owning feature delivery from requirements and design through release.
• Building modular infrastructure and product services.
• Collaborating across teams to integrate existing components.
• Serving as a SME for key components.
• Mentoring junior engineers and promoting engineering best practices.

Skills

Golang

Python

RESTful APIs

Linux internals

Distributed systems

Concurrent programming

NoSQL Cassandra

NoSQL Redis

AWS

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering Security Technology Group in Cambridge, MA. You will develop in Golang and Python, building RESTful services and scalable platforms in a high-traffic environment.

Responsibilities include owning feature delivery from requirements through release, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating across teams to implement innovative security solutions using AWS and NoSQL data stores like Cassandra and Redis.