Software Engineer II

Job description

**Do you have what it takes to build the technology of tomorrow** **Work with an amazing global team of innovators!** **Join the Akamai Cloud Technology Group** Our Team builds and delivers zero trust security solutions for enterprise customers. Our mission is to provide Threat protection and API Based Security solutions. We provide the simplest, fastest, and most intuitive way to enforce Zero Trust principles. We enable customers to proactively identify, block, and mitigate threats in their network and SAAS Applications. **Partner with the best** As Software Engineer II, youll design, build, and deploy highly scalable, reliable, user-friendly solutions on our infrastructure. Youll collaborate with teams across Akamai to gather requirements, architect solutions, implement features, and perform unit testing. Youll also stay updated on emerging technologies and integrating them to enhance innovation and efficiency. As a Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for: - Creating new features, or enhance existing functionality, from design through testing and deployment - Working in an agile sprint environment to deliver quality software on a regular and consistent basis - Measuring, maintaining and optimizing distributed system performance and performing bug fixes of existing applications - Working in diverse nature of programming languages as needed **Do what you love** To be successful in this role you will: - Have 2+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field - Have demonstrated experience in developing applications, including API based Apps in Golang - Understand fundamentals of Python along with container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes. - Gain experience with Clickhouse, Redis, MongoDB, Postgres, Grafana, as familiarity with these tools can enhance your skill set. - Demonstrate expertise in IP/TCP/UDP, DNS, HTTP, TLS, and related network protocols. - Be passionate about solving large scale, secure distributed systems problems using Data Structures and complex Algorithms **About us** At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether youre streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, were the engine behind the scenes. We provide the worlds 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 worlds biggest moments without a glitch. **AI**: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the worlds most distributed cloud platform. At Akamai, we dont just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And were 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 jobs needs** Akamais FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. Its not about telling employees where to work; its 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! Disclaimer : This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.