Do you enjoy inferring from big data and passionate about cutting edge technology?
Do solving some of the Internet's most difficult content delivery challenges interest you?
Join our Data Science SRE team
Our team uses large datasets to analyze and measure the performance and reliability of our platform. We are networking data scientists, we combine our knowledge of data analysis, networking and distributed systems. We define key performance indicators, determine how different factors impact them. In addition, our team develops new forecast and early warning systems.
Partner with the best
You'll apply statistical data analysis, together with cutting edge machine learning and an understanding of networking protocols. Diagnosing and solving some of the Internet's most difficult content delivery challenges. You'll work with cross-functional teams to understand and measure the performance and reliability of our platform. Note: this is not a QA, DevOps or Operations role
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Applying analytical skills and statistical insights to identify performance bottlenecks and reliability challenges and propose solutions
- Developing new tools to diagnose problems faster and in a more independent manner
- Defining, implementing and mining data feeds drawn from Akamai internal sources in order to produce insights
- Influencing company decision-making at the highest levels and identifying areas for new technology investments
- Partnering with Engineering, Operations and Product teams to help guide adoption of new features and processes
- Building software tools and systems to automate analytical tasks and workflows to increase efficiency and reliability
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have academic or industrial experience and PhD or master's degree in computer science or another quantitative field
- Have an analytical background with experience in statistical data analysis
- Demonstrate experience with coding in one or more of the following languages (python, C/C++)
- Possess experience with Internet protocols (DNS/HTTP/TLS/TCP)
- Have an understanding of Machine Learning algorithms
- Have excellent communication and organizational skills and be able to articulate technical information in an easy-to-understand manner
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.
FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
Skills Required
- Master's or PhD in computer science or another quantitative field (academic or industrial experience)
- Analytical background with experience in statistical data analysis
- Experience coding in one or more of: Python, C, C++
- Experience with Internet protocols: DNS, HTTP, TLS, TCP
- Understanding of Machine Learning algorithms
- Excellent communication and organizational skills; able to articulate technical information clearly
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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