Senior Software Engineer

Akamai; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Company holidays

Vacation (PTO)

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help design and implement authentication, authorization, and identity-related features. You will contribute to automated tests and work across the software stack to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Telecommuting is permitted from anywhere in the United States. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the Akamai platform and improve customer experiences worldwide.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, IT, Information Systems, or Telecommunications Engineering, plus two (2) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.
• Must Have: Two (2) years of experience with Linux/Unix-based OS; building and consuming REST/JSON APIs; web development core technologies; UI test frameworks; UI build systems; TLS and HTTP; version control and CI tools such as Git and Jenkins; software architecture design principles and best practices; data structures and algorithms; and working in agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform software engineering duties in design and implementation of custom web applications; authentication, authorization, and identity-related products.
• Design, implement, automate, and support all aspects of the product.
• Participate in architecture, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of software solutions.
• Develop new applications, improve current systems and bring new capabilities to customers.
• Contribute to automated test suites including unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end tests.

Skills

Linux/Unix

REST/JSON APIs

Web development core technologies

UI test frameworks

UI build systems

TLS/HTTP protocols

Software architecture

Data structures and algorithms

Agile teams

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142

Job Description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA (multiple openings): Senior Software Engineer. Perform software engineering duties in furtherance of design and implementation of custom web applications, largely around authentication, authorization, and identity-related products; design, implement, automate, and support all aspects of the product; participate in the architecture, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of software solutions; develop new applications, improve current systems and bring new capabilities to our customers; contribute to our automated test suite, including unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end tests in labs and QA environments; improve current functionality and bring new features to the software platform. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere within the United States. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the United States. [AG0228]

Required Qualification

Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, IT, Information Systems, or Telecommunications Engineering, plus two (2) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.

Must Have: Two (2) years of experience with the following: development on Linux/Unix based OS; building and consuming REST/JSON APIs; web development core technologies; UI test frameworks; UI build systems; network protocols such as TLS and HTTP; version control and continuous integration tools such as Git and Jenkins; software architecture design principles and best practices; data structures and algorithms; and working in agile teams.

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

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

Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including

• healthcare
• 401K savings plan
• company holidays
• vacation (in the form of PTO)
• sick time
• family friendly benefits including parental leave
• an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness

Eligibility requirements apply.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

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.

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $138,237-$218,600/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affiliated Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. 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.