Senior II Software Engineer

**Would you like to help build always-on planetary-scale clouds?**

**Are you passionate about building systems that ensure reliability and**

**performance of next-generation Cloud technology?**

**Join our Cloud Lab Infrastructure team!**

Our Cloud Lab infrastructure team builds and operates globally distributed private clouds for a diverse set of users. Reliable and cost-effective operation of our systems is critical to the success of our customers and Akamai's business. Our mission is to scale the Cloud Lab platform and develop tools to support our global

team's ever evolving technology needs.

**Take our systems to the next level!**

We're looking for a talented engineer to help us develop the next generation of cloud platform test tooling. You will develop private cloud platforms, local and VM-based development sandboxes, as well as deployment, provisioning, and monitoring systems.

As a Senior II Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

+ Creating new features, enhancing existing features and optimizing functionality, from conception and design to testing and deployment

+ Working on projects that make our network more stable, faster, and more secure

+ Partnering with our QA teams to create regression tests that cover changes to our software

+ Collaborating with our operations teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex problem escalations for our customers

**Do what you love**

To be successful in this role you will:

+ Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent experience

+ Have broad knowledge and deep experience with Containerization, especially orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, or Openshift)

+ Possess experience with Python coding

+ Be proficient with IaaS tools such as Docker, Ansible, Terraform, SaltStack

+ Possess experience with low-level complex software systems such as virtualization, file systems, or any distributed systems

+ Be a team player with a collaborative spirit, possessing solid written and verbal communication skills

**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.

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**Compensation**

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $146,400 - $263,600/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). 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.