Principal Software Engineer

November 5

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Akamai Technologies

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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.

5001 - 10000 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2001-07

📋 Description

• Architecting and overseeing the delivery of highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and performant systems across complex projects as well as contributing to them • Leading integration and enhancement of data streaming services on Akamai Platform with an emphasis on large-scale performance analytics • Directing development of next-generation DevOps automation tools to optimize delivery pipelines and operational excellence • Driving automation initiatives to achieve operational workflows, minimizing manual interventions • Establishing enterprise-level observability and monitoring frameworks to drive proactive system insights and continuous improvements

🎯 Requirements

• Have relevant experience and a Masters diploma in Computer Science or another related field or its equivalent • Have experience (+12) in software development with Golang, Python, C/C++, or Java (at least 3), demonstrating mastery in multiple languages and complex codebases • Have deep expertise (+10) with distributed systems architecture, Linux networking, TCP/IP, SSH, SSL, HTTP protocols, including designing for extreme scalability and reliability • Have advanced experience (+8) in DevOps practices and CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Helm, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, with ability to architect and optimize enterprise-wide deployment pipelines • Have extensive experience (+8) with Observability, Performance Analytics, Security tools like Prometheus and DataDog, including building custom monitoring solutions at scale • Have practical experience with big data platforms like Hadoop and Spark; expert-level design principles for handling massive data sets and streaming pipelines • Have expert-level skills in bash scripting, SQL, REST API design, and troubleshooting complex, large-scale, high-availability production environments

🏖️ Benefits

• Your health • Your finances • Your family • Your time at work • Your time pursuing other endeavours