Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Are you a fast learner who is fascinated by technology?

Are you excited about working with a cutting-edge distributed system?

Join our Mapping Engineering Team!

The Mapping Engineering team is responsible for the software that measures and models the global internet and directs traffic for Akamai's globally distributed network of servers. This code represents Akamai's 'secret sauce', allowing us to manage our customers' Internet information flows with industry-leading performance and reliability

Partner with the best

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of an expert team tasked to design and develop components of its next-generation mapping system. The Internet is a complex and noisy environment, and there are no simple answers to the problems the team tackles. This is precisely what makes the job fun and rewarding

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for-
• Analysing designing and implementing system software. Which brings functionality, accuracy, reliability, and scalability to Akamai's mapping system.
• Developing innovative and elegant solutions in a highly dynamic environment.
• Collaborating across engineering teams and other stakeholders to integrate and deliver features on time.

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will-
• Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in C++ or any object-oriented language
• Experience building scalable servers or distributed systems
• Understanding of Linux operating system
• Be knowledgeable in scripting (e.g. Perl, Python, shell)
• Have the ability to understand Network protocols such as DNS/HTTP/TCP/IP

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 +5% 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.

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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. Read more