Software Engineer – Cybersecurity/SDN

Akamai; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase

Benefits

Job summary

Akamai ищет талантливого инженера-программиста для работы над распределенными SDN‑решениями и инструментами управления сетевым трафиком. В вашей роли вы будете разрабатывать новые функции, тесты и документацию, сотрудничать с многопрофильными командами и обеспечивать масштабируемость платформы.

Требуется владение одним из языков Java/Go/Python/C++, знание Linux и базовые сетевые концепции. Работа возможна в гибридном формате с опорой на гибкость локаций.

Qualifications

• Свободное владение хотя бы одним современным языком программирования (Java, Go, Python, C++).
• Опыт работы с Linux и сетевыми концепциями (IP‑адресация, маршрутизация).
• Опыт разработки API‑управляемых систем для конфигурации сетей/контроля трафика.

Responsibilities

• Разработка инструментов и новых функций для существующего ПО.
• Писать тесты и тестовую инфраструктуру, обеспечивать качество кода.
• Сотрудничать с кросс-функциональными командами и поддерживать документацию.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

C++

Linux

Networking basics

API-driven control systems

Tools

Linux

Networking

Job description

Описание: Does the opportunity to control the Internet traffic excite you? Do you relish the opportunity to make a real impact? Join our Cloud Technology team! Our Cloud Technology team takes ownership for creating tools critical for planning, building, maintaining, and operating our global platform. We design, develop, and deploy critical software that enables the Akamai platform for infinite scalability.We are looking for a highly motivated software engineer. You will join our unique team of developers of the Akamai own distributed software-defined networking solution. Partner with the best This role involves learning cloud infrastructure and Akamai networking, designing software projects, and scaling distributed SDN solutions. Responsibilities include implementing inbound and outbound DDoS protection, managing lifecycle upgrades, expanding flow telemetry, and developing API-driven control systems. You will create automated configurations to safeguard extensive IP traffic flows across backbone connectivity layers and datacenter fabric.

Задачи:

Building tools and developing new features for existing software. Developing tests, test automation, and testing frameworks, performance benchmarks. Designing reliable, high-quality, usable software that meets the needs of Cloud Technology for indefinite scalability of deployed network, Creating reusable code and libraries. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective communication and code development. Creating developer documentation for the tools that you write when applicable. Do what you love Demonstrate fluency in writing code in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python, C++). Demonstrate knowledge and experience in maintaining software running on Linux. Understand networking concepts like IP addressing & IP routing, commonly-used protocols and types of networking equipment. Demonstrate basic understanding of DDoS mitigation methods and network flow telemetry. Demonstrate experience building API-driven control systems for automated network configuration and attack containment.

Условия:

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.

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