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Akamai Technologies

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5001 - 10000 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2001-07

Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Content Delivery

Akamai Technologies is a leading cloud services provider that specializes in delivering security, cloud computing, and content delivery solutions. It offers a range of services such as API security, DDoS protection, and performance optimization for web applications, ensuring secure and reliable user experiences. With a robust global infrastructure, Akamai empowers businesses to streamline their digital presence while safeguarding against various cyber threats and enhancing application performance.

📋 Description

• Update and maintain defensive telemetry collection mechanisms, including the Akamai Mobile SDK, to improve signal accuracy, runtime protection, and anti-tampering • Dissect patched mobile applications, custom Chromium modifications, browser extensions, and stealth automation frameworks to uncover bypass methods, anti-bot evasion techniques, and scale-enabling tools • Analyze large-scale web and mobile network traffic to identify browser fingerprint anomalies, protocol-level spoofs, and automated fraud vectors • Partner with data science and engineering teams to convert reverse-engineering findings into automated, production-grade bot-mitigation rules • Analyze suspicious client apps and custom binaries and build defenses against evasive automated threats • Advance expertise in browser fingerprinting, custom Chromium builds, extension security, mobile SDKs, and anti-bot mitigation

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Security Researcher • Deep expertise analyzing, deobfuscating, and reverse-engineering heavily obfuscated JavaScript and Java code • Hands-on experience leveraging AI/LLM tools and AI coding agents for reverse engineering, deobfuscation, and code analysis • Proven experience analyzing browser extensions and custom builds such as patched Chromium • Deep understanding of web automation frameworks and engines • Ability to analyze and bypass advanced security controls, including canvas/TLS fingerprinting, SSL pinning, and root/jailbreak detection across environments • Data-driven mindset • Good verbal and written communication skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, well-being, financial, and life benefits • FlexBase workplace flexibility: work at home, in an office, or a combination of both