Akamai: Senior Lead Software Engineer II
Headquarters: United States
URL: http://akamai.com
About the Role
Are you excited to work on innovative enterprise security products? Are you passionate about developing top of the line applications using cutting-edge technologies?
Our team operates within the Zero Trust Security Group, developing advanced security solutions for government and defense customers. We build and operate secure, mission-critical platforms in highly regulated environments. As part of a global team, we design and deploy cloud-native and edge solutions that integrate with tactical networks, enterprise systems, and partner technologies.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer II, you will lead a team of developers, build/maintain cloud services/web applications, focusing on FedRAMP standards. You will guide technical direction, drive architectural decisions, and help the team deliver secure, scalable systems in a dynamic environment.
Your responsibilities include:
- Developing new products and enhancing our Zero Trust solution with new features.
- Designing, developing, validating, maintaining, releasing, and operating NodeJS, Python and/or GoLang based backend services.
- Reviewing and maintaining technical documents related to requirements, design, and architecture.
- Taking full ownership of your areas of work from design to deployment.
- Participating in technical meetings and bringing innovation into every solution shipped.
- Tackling and successfully resolving difficult problems.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Have 8+ years of experience with a degree in MTech/ME/BTech/BE in Computer Science or a related field.
- Have experience with modern authorization mechanisms and modern identity management concepts.
- Have experience in writing backend applications using Python / GoLang or similar.
- Have a good understanding of microservices architecture, scalable architectures, and have work experience with RESTful APIs.
- Be familiar with relational and non-relational databases, caching mechanisms, and service communications.
- Demonstrate understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Have experience with Azure/AWS/GCP or other cloud-based development and high scale systems.
- Be eligible to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.
Work Environment
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). 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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Benefits
At Akamai, we provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
- US-based candidates: The base salary for this position ranges from $146,400 - $263,600/year. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location.
- International candidates: Compensation will vary.
- Additional benefits: The package may also include incentive compensation (annual bonus or incentives), equity awards, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, PTO, sick time, and family-friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program.
About Us
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. 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.
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace.
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