Job Description

Are you excited to work with innovative security products?

Are you excited about shaping Akamai's Enterprise Security Strategy?

Join our team!

The team is part of Akamai's Micro-Segmentation Security group. We build the leading zero-trust platform that disrupts the security market. Our team is new, our challenges are significant, and our culture is awesome, Join us!

What does our team do?

We are looking for a senior software engineer who will be part of talented developers. Momentum team is a unique development group for critical tasks and issues. We deliver direct and meaningful impact to our customers all across the product components.

In this role you will be-

• Leading new features and problem-solving from requirements to delivery across the product areas and technologies
• Writing reliable, efficient, secure, and scalable code
• Coding in Python as the main language, and sometimes in a variety of other languages (C, Angular, GoLang)
• Communicating with our customers and leaving a favorable impact
• Addressing complex software challenges at the forefront of today's technology, optimizing, and putting a lot of emphasis on performance

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will-

• 4+ years of object-oriented software development experience
• Experience in E2E design and implementation of features as part of large-scale backend projects
• Experience in Backend Development using Python, Go, or Rust
• Experience in working with Linux-based systems
• Experience working with one or more of the following- Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, and other big-data platforms
• Experience developing in Kubernetes or microservices architectures

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

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

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!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative 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.