Are you passionate about cutting edge technology?
Do you enjoy working with a diverse multi-national team of engineering talents?
Join our Data Engineering Team!
The Data Engineering team is part of Cloud Technology Group, which delivers cutting-edge cloud and edge networking solutions to the market. We design, implement, deploy and operate data streaming platforms with a primary mission to enable product teams to develop high-performing operationally safe and secure products in an agile manner.
Make a difference to our business
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead and mentor multiple engineering teams while shaping platform architecture and strategy. You will define engineering best practices and lead development of DevOps tools ensuring 100% availability and ultra-high performance for data streaming platforms.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- 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
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- 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
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
We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.
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 endeavours
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!
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Skills Required
- Masters diploma in Computer Science or related field
- 12+ years in software development with at least 3 languages
- 10+ years expertise in distributed systems architecture
- 8+ years in DevOps practices and CI/CD tools
- 8+ years experience with observability and performance analytics
- Practical experience with big data platforms like Hadoop and Spark
- Expert-level skills in bash scripting, SQL, and REST API design
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.
Akamai Technologies Insights
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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