Principal Software Engineer – Reston, Cambridge

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🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $169.3k - $304.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🔒 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

• Architect complex distributed software systems and author technical blueprints to eliminate operational toil • Establish development standards, pull request review frameworks, and Service Level Objectives to maintain system resilience • Design deployment safety pipelines, continuous integration workflows, and automated testing frameworks for secure production releases • Serve as the Tier-3 escalation authority for complex application failures and lead postmortem reviews • Mentor engineering teams on system design while cultivating an inclusive and collaborative technical culture • Integrate Site Reliability Engineering principles into web applications, APIs, and automation platforms • Build specialty tooling to maintain globally distributed infrastructure

🎯 Requirements

• 12 years of relevant experience • Bachelor's degree • Experience developing full-stack web applications, APIs, and microservices in Linux or Unix environments • Expertise in Python, JavaScript, SQL, Ruby, or PHP • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, containerization, automated testing, and revision control workflows • Grounding in SRE principles, including SLI/SLO tracking, toil reduction, and root-cause analysis • Success creating architectural blueprints, evaluating emerging technologies, and mentoring engineering peers • US Citizenship • Eligible to undergo the required security clearance process; an active clearance is not required

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthcare • 401K savings plan • Company holidays • Vacation (in the form of PTO) • Sick time • Parental leave • Employee assistance program • Mental wellness benefits • Financial wellness benefits • Annual bonus or incentives • Equity awards • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) • Flexible work at home, in an office, or a combination of both

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