Would the opportunity to ensure the quality of cutting-edge software services excite you?
Are you interested in tackling some of the most complex automated testing challenges on the internet?
Work with industry-leading software technology
Our Services/API team builds the software that powers our platform's core functionality. To maintain industry-leading performance and reliability, we rely on robust, scalable automated testing frameworks. Our SDET's ensure that our key infrastructure, intuitive interfaces, and critical APIs are flawless before they ever hit production.
Partner with the best
As a Software Development Engineer in Test II, design, develop, and maintain advanced automation frameworks for API and UI layers. Solve complex testing problems, analyze system behavior, and collaborate closely with development teams to deliver reliable, high-quality features while working independently.
As a Software Development Engineer in Test II, you will be responsible for:
- Designing and implementing scalable automated test frameworks for API and UI layers.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand product architecture and define comprehensive test strategies.
- Integrating automated test suites into CI/CD build and release pipelines to optimize deployment efficiency.
- Identifying, troubleshooting, and isolating system bugs while working with developers to resolve root causes.
- Maintaining code quality for test repositories and participating in peer code reviews
- Aligning automation tests with functional, performance, and security requirements.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 2+ years' experience in software development and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or it's equivalent
- Demonstrate strong proficiency in programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.
- Possess proven experience building and executing robust API automation (e.g., Rest Assured, Postman) and UI automation (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
- Show a solid understanding of testing frameworks (TestNG, JUnit) and version control tools like Git.
- Exhibit excellent debugging, problem-solving, and cross-functional team collaboration abilities.
- Demonstrate familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), microservices, performance testing (JMeter), or Docker/Kubernetes.
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
- 2+ years' experience in software development
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Strong proficiency in programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#
- Proven experience building and executing API and UI automation
- Solid understanding of testing frameworks (TestNG, JUnit)
- Experience with version control tools like Git
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and performance testing (JMeter)
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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