Site Reliability Engineer II - Remote

Akamai Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Site Reliability Engineer II to join their innovative team. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies while tackling complex system challenges. You will collaborate with diverse teams to develop tools that enhance system reliability and observability, ensuring that applications perform seamlessly. The company fosters a flexible working environment, allowing you to choose your workspace. With a commitment to employee growth and well-being, this opportunity promises not only professional development but also a rewarding career path in a dynamic field. Join us and make a difference in the digital experience of billions.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

401K savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a related field with a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience developing applications and scripts using Python and Bash.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain observability platform and internal tooling.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure reliability and scalability of products.

Skills

Python

Bash

Containerization (Docker, Podman)

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Apache Cassandra

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Podman

PostgreSQL

Apache Cassandra

Job description

Join to apply for the Site Reliability Engineer II - Remote role at Akamai Technologies.

Job Description

Do you enjoy collaborating with teams to solve complex challenges? Do you have a passion for cutting edge technologies and tackling system problems?

Join our highly skilled Site Reliability team

Our team designs, develops, and manages applications and infrastructure that support Akamai's products and services. We specialize in creating solutions that help improve observability and enforce SLAs across all internal teams. We do all of this while maintaining Akamai's mission to make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day.

Partner with the best

As a Site Reliability Engineer II, you will collaborate across operations teams and application development teams. Together, you will be creating tooling and software that monitors and improves the reliability of our systems. You'll work with a diverse range of technologies as we release new applications and modernize existing tooling.

As a Site Reliability Engineer II, you will be responsible for:

• Deploying and maintaining our observability platform and internal tooling
• Partnering across teams to ensure the reliability, scalability and usability of our products and services
• Providing guidance to engineers and developers to increase confidence that their services are performing as expected
• Collaborating with our support, operations and engineering teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex problems
• Improving system monitoring and analysis platforms to ensure rapid error detection and remediation, including developing automated remediations
• Participating in on-call rotations, guiding restoration and repair of service-impacting issues

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 2 years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or its equivalent experience
• Possess experience developing applications and scripts using languages such as Python, and Bash
• Be familiar with containerization technologies such as Docker or Podman and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Nomad)
• Have experience with database engines like PostgreSQL, Apache Cassandra, etc.
• Have experience operating or building web applications, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Working for you

Benefits

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

About Us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $83,800 - $174,200/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. 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). 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 and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development