Job Description

Are you passionate about distributed platforms and solving technology problems on a large scale?

Do you want to work with Big Data systems?

Join our Data Experience team

The Data Experience Team operates systems that are used across Akamai for log delivery, analytics, reporting. These systems currently receive over 7PB/day of data and process over 5 trillion records per day. Our code helps to run one of the largest distributed systems in the world.

Partner with the best

Our team is collaborative, inclusive, and creative. We develop applications and services to empower our customers. In this role you will design, implement, and maintain services used to provide customer-facing reports and alerts. These features are vital to understand and optimize Akamai products' performance and consumption.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

  • Developing and integrating backend systems and frontend applications
  • Partnering with product management, architects and other engineering teams to build features that allow customers understand their products and performance
  • Solving complex problems in a timely and accurate manner through development, automation and systems programming
  • Working in a cross-functional team where quality and availability are key capabilities that are shared across all team members

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Be proficient with modern web development practices, including responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and performance optimization.
  • Be experienced with building modern backend applications using Java and Node.js
  • Demonstrate frontend application development experience (using JavaScript, TypeScript and Angular or similar frontend frameworks)
  • Have experience building Web services using technologies such as REST, Linux/Unix environments, SQL and/or no-SQL database systems
  • Show ability to monitor applications with complex deployment scheme (Grafana, Prometheus)
  • Display excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

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

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! 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

Akamai Technologies