Software Engineer

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Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Akamai powers and protects life online by solving the toughest challenges and turning the impossible into the possible.
The Role

Would you love to deliver huge value to our customers?

Would you enjoy contributing to core technology which is
serving billions of people?

Join our AppBattery Team

Our team is responsible for the quality of a suite of highly available services and systems . These are consumed by Akamai core platform teams that run our CDN solution.

Partner with the best

Create, enhance, and sustain software solutions to meet user needs, optimize system functionality, and align with organizational objectives. Partner with diverse teams to deliver dependable, scalable, and high-quality applications. Follow industry standards, best practices, and deadlines while fostering innovation and improvement throughout the software development process.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

  • Demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOPS) concepts and design principles.
  • Demonstrating expertise in programming with Python effectively and proficiently.
  • Gaining experience with Typescript, particularly within the realm of React development, is highly beneficial for this role.
  • Demonstrating expertise in creating APIs with the Flask framework is preferred.
  • Possessing expertise and experience in Kubernetes for orchestrating containers effectively.
  • Gaining experience with Docker to enable containerization and deployment effectively.
  • Demonstrating expertise with the Loki, Grafana, Fluentbit, Logstash, and Prometheus stack.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Hold expertise in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with at least three of experience in the tech industry.
  • Work collaboratively within a team environment and operate independently as necessary to achieve objectives effectively.
  • Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving abilities and quickly adapt to and learn emerging technologies effectively.
  • Demonstrate exceptional ability to communicate effectively through both spoken and written methods.

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.

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
10,285 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

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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