Senior Software Engineer

Are you a developer who loves solving complex problems?

Would you enjoy contributing to the architecture of high-profile security products?

Join our Team

Akamai is changing the way organizations protect their data centers and clouds from advanced threats. Our team boasts some of the most talented and experienced cyber security data engineering experts. We're always looking for new people to inspire us and make us better.

Be part of making a critical difference

Our Intelligence Eng. team design solutions that power Akamai's Real Time Cybersecurity Threat Protection capabilities. You'll play a key role in building a scalable, world-class big data platform that processes internet scale volumes of data. In this position, you'll work closely with various teams to develop advanced cloud services and environments for our Data Platform.

As a Senior Backend / Big Data Engineer, you will be:

• Designing and implementing scalable solutions powered by Akamai's Cloud Platform
• Developing and maintaining data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and analyzing data
• Creating new features from scratch, while enhancing and optimizing existing ones
• Implementing Unit and Integration Tests
• Participating in an On Call Rotation
• Collaborating with various Stakeholders, such as Data Science, SecOps, and QA

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have coerced AI into writing production grade code in an automatic and cost-effective way
• Have extensive experience in Backend / Big Data positions. 
• Have proficiency in Designing, Implementing & Monitoring data intensive solutions
• Have proficiency in Modern Programming Languages (Java / Scala / Python)
• Have proficiency in Backend / Big Data Technologies (Microservices / Akka / Spark / Flink)
• Have experience with Data Storage Systems (Postgres / Mongo / Redis / Delta / Iceberg)
• Have experience with Streaming Technologies (Kafka / RabbitMQ / SQS)
• Have basic Understanding of common Algorithms and Data Structures

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.