Job Title: Principal Software Engineer
Work Location: 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142
Job Description:
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA (multiple openings): Principal Software Engineer Design entire software subsystems or groups of components. Organize large bodies of code to simplify maintenance and streamline complication. Implement code so that incremental performance improvements will not require extensive rework. Take a lead role in code reviews to ensure systems are evaluated holistically. Develop conventions and processes to improve the efficiency of Akamai development. Develop debugging tools or frameworks and advise QA on tools to build to increase productivity. Ensure specifications, designs, and implementations take into consideration technical and business aspects of a request while maintaining functionality. Guide the process of defining a business problem, refining the request, and articulating a technical solution. Determine if large software projects have achieved production quality using objective data measurements. Identify when large-scale refactoring is necessary for evolution, advocate for the effort, and articulate benefits. Lead, advise, and cooperate with QA on creating test infrastructure and automation. Find OS-dependent performance problems and propose global optimizations. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the United States. [AG0028]
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Required Qualification:
Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering Science, Information Systems, IT, or Telecommunications, plus six (6) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.
Alternatively, employer will accept Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering Science, Information Systems, IT, or Telecommunications, plus eight (8) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.
Must have one (1) year of experience with the following: highly available web content management solutions including SDL, Tridion, WorldServer, KnowledgeCenter, Marketo, Cast Iron, and Informatica; front and back-end web development in HTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP, ASPX, JSON, REST, .NET, Java, and XML; Windows Server 2012 and Linux administration; enterprise content management best practices; designing and implementing workflow automation, segmentation rules, application integration, and database design; IIS, Apache, HTTP webservers, and Tomcat; and Agile software development methodology including Jira, Git, Jenkins, and testing automation.
About us
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
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Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $186160-$304700 /year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
Skills Required
- Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering Science, Information Systems, IT, or Telecommunications, plus six years of experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role
- Alternatively, bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in a listed technical field, plus eight years of experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role
- At least one year of experience with highly available web content management solutions, including SDL, Tridion, WorldServer, KnowledgeCenter, Marketo, Cast Iron, and Informatica
- At least one year of experience with front-end and back-end web development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, ASPX, JSON, REST, .NET, Java, and XML
- At least one year of experience administering Windows Server 2012 and Linux
- At least one year of experience with enterprise content management best practices
- At least one year of experience designing and implementing workflow automation, segmentation rules, application integration, and database design
- At least one year of experience with IIS, Apache, HTTP web servers, and Tomcat
- At least one year of experience with Agile software development methodology, Jira, Git, Jenkins, and testing automation
Akamai Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Akamai Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Akamai Technologies.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO in the U.S., wellness days, paid volunteering time, and the FlexBase model contribute to broad time‑off flexibility. These practices are described as supporting strong work‑life balance.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leaves, paid family care leave, subsidized backup childcare, and inclusive family‑building benefits via Carrot form a comprehensive family support suite. Coverage spans fertility support through caregiving resources.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a substantial company match and immediate vesting, plus Roth and Mega Backdoor Roth options, underpin long‑term savings. These features provide reliable long‑term savings opportunities.
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What We Do
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every moment, billions of people, all over the world, are using the internet to shop, play games, look after finances, learn remotely, share videos, connect across the world, and so much more. These life-shaping digital experiences wouldn’t be possible without Akamai. We power and protect life online. It’s an extraordinary mission, and our global teams achieve it by solving the toughest challenges, and turning the impossible into the possible. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Thanks to our world’s most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. Akamai keeps applications and experiences closer and threats farther away. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Do you want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges with us? Be part of an amazing team!
Why Work With Us
Our people are devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology. We find solutions through persistence, and push ground-breaking ideas forward with urgency and courage. This creates an environment where we harness creative energy and drive innovation. We are inclusive and diverse, and we love to collaborate across the world.
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