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 owns and operates systems that are used across Akamai for log delivery, analytics, reporting and alerting. 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
We develop applications and services to empower our customers. In this role, you will gather requirements, design, implement, and maintain services used to provide customer-facing billing information, event analytics and product-related alerts. These features are vital to understanding and optimizing Akamai products' performance and consumption. Our team is collaborative, creative and inclusive.
As a Software Engineer Senior Lead, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the design/development of customer-facing billing and alerting solutions.
- Partnering with product management, architects and other engineering teams to build features that allow customers to understand their products and performance.
- Leading a cross-functional team where quality and availability are key capabilities that are shared across all team members.
- Providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within the team.
- Solving complex problems in a timely and accurate manner through development, automation and systems programming.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have experience leading software development teams, mentoring engineers, and driving best practices in Agile environments.
- Demonstrate solid experience with Java and Spring framework.
- Exhibit frontend application development experience (using JavaScript, TypeScript and Angular or similar frontend frameworks).
- Be proficient in API design, development, security and management.
- Have knowledge of Docker and monitoring tools like Grafana, Splunk.
- 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
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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!
