Job Description

Do you want to build the next generation of cloud storage?

Work with an amazing global team of innovators!

Join the Akamai Storage Engineering Team

Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining Akamai\'s cloud storage platform. Our enterprise grade solution is an essential element to Akamai\'s Connected Cloud platform. We provide a scalable and secure storage solution for our customers to build their businesses.

Partner with the best

As Senior Software Engineer II, you will focus on building highly usable, reliable and scalable storage solutions. Our platform empowers enterprises to create modern solutions to the world\'s problems.

As a Senior 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 and optimizing distributed system performance
• Collaborating with our architecture, QA and operational teams to create a world class storage service

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
• Have experience with C or C++, (bonus points for golang and python experience)
• Have extensive experience developing system software in a Linux environment
• Have a track record of delivering reliable and secure software
• Have good knowledge of object storage and block storage technologies and their associated protocols
• Have experience working in an enterprise environment and tools such as GIT, JIRA, Bugzilla, Jenkins

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.

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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 endeavors

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!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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