Software Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

ESPP

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Providence, RI seeks a Software Engineer I to contribute to high‑reliability, high‑throughput systems that manage security certificates and configurations across teams.

You will design scalable backend services and leverage Java, Python, or C++ in a Linux/Unix environment. You’ll gain hands-on experience with Spring/Spring Boot and Angular for backend and front‑end tasks, work with SQL and NoSQL databases, and collaborate with testing and SQA to deploy new

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Proficiency in Java; familiarity with Python, C++ or Bash in Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience with Spring/Spring Boot for scalable backend apps.
• Experience with Angular front-end development.
• Foundational understanding of Terraform and SQL/NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing systems capable of handling tens of thousands of concurrent operations.
• Developing software to make efficient use of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Creating new features from scratch and optimizing existing ones.
• Collaborating with testing and SQA to deploy new components.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Bash

Linux/Unix

SQL

NoSQL

Terraform

Angular

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring

Spring Boot

Job description

Does the opportunity to develop and produce high performance systems excite you?

Do you thrive when given the freedom to innovate?

Join our world-class Edge Technology organization

The Edge Platform team plans, builds, maintains, and operates a global platform, ensuring reliable availability and performance for customers. It designs, develops, and deploys essential technologies, including hardware, software, and network infrastructure, supporting all products.

Partner with the best

As a Software Engineer I, you'll work on high-reliability/high-throughput systems that manage our customer's security certificates and configurations. Our team provides support to several other teams at Akamai who require secure delivery. Our work centers around building systems which operate at large scale, with high resilience and performance.

As a Software Engineer I, you will be responsible for:

• 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

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Possess academic or project-based training in Java and familiarity with Python, C++, or Bash in Linux/Unix environments
• Have hands-on project experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks for building scalable backend applications
• Have hands-on project experience with UI technologies through academic or practical project experience using Angular for front-end development solutions.
• Demonstrate foundational understanding or project coursework in Terraform.
• Demonstrate understanding of SQL, relational databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres), and NoSQL databases (e.g., Elasticsearch, Cassandra) through projects.

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:

We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

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 $75,700 - $136,300/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). 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affimative 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.