Would you enjoy protecting the world's leading brands?
Do you enjoy problem-solving and coding in a scalable environment?
Join our highly skilled Microsegmentation Engineering Team.
Our team is part of the Enterprise Security Engineering (ESG) organization and the AI Engineering group. We build microsegmentation capabilities that control and limit how systems communicate within our customers' environments. We help prevent attacks from spreading inside the network.
Partner with the best
As a Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize large-scale, distributed solutions. You'll work on new features from idea to production. You build AI-driven capabilities, and solve complex engineering problems in a highly collaborative environment.
As a Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for:
- Taking ownership of AI-driven security initiatives, influencing solutions beyond individual tasks
- Initiating and develop POCs, many leveraging AI and data-driven approaches, and evolve them into production-ready features
- Designing and building core enterprise security infrastructure, from architecture through deployment, with real-world impact.
- Developing, operating backend services in complex, distributed environments. Balance engineering with technical leadership through design & code reviews & monitoring.
- Collaborating closely with engineers, product managers, QA, UX/UI designers, and security experts across the organization
- Identifying and implementing improvements to reliability, performance, observability, and test coverage.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent practical exp with exposure to developing, debugging BE using python & FE using JavaScript.
- Have experience building and operating distributed systems in production & experience applying AI assisted/data driven techniques to engineering problems
- Have experience in Big Data and Spark and understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS)
- Have good knowledge of Linux internals and system-level debugging and hands on experience with Git, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines
- Have experience working with databases, APIs, including SQL/PostgreSQL and REST services with good analytical thinking, problem-solving and ability to work independently.
- Have a collaborative mindset and the ability to influence within a team with fluency in English (written and spoken)
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.
Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work
Nice to have: Experience building AI/ML-powered features in production systems & background in security, networking, or infrastructure-heavy domains
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Working for you
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
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
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.
Join us
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
