Senior Software Engineer II
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- Aug 14, 2017 Post Date
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- 009189 Requisition #
Overview
Akamai's System Communications (Syscomm) team is looking for a talented Software Engineer to join our Syscomm Communications and Routing team. This team develops systems within Akamai's core Internet infrastructure, writing software that quickly, efficiently and securely routes hundreds of gigabits of traffic globally. Our systems are used by everything from internal infrastructure to the widespread internet.
The ideal candidate is highly motivated to design and develop innovative solutions using Python, C and C++. This engineer should take pride in writing maintainable, secure, and highly reliable code. The candidate should be able to understand and communicate both big picture system designs as well as demonstrate competency in seeing an implementation through to completion. The candidate will work closely with other engineers and should be able to conduct design and code reviews. A working knowledge of network socket programming, secure computing concepts, and a basic understanding of fundamental cryptography is strongly desired.
As a Senior Software Engineer II you will:
* Develop software that improves the security, stability, speed, and scalability of our software services
* Design, implement, and maintain both new and existing software features/interfaces
* Understand, explain, simplify, and improve complicated code bases
* Conduct code and design reviews with peers
* Interact with development, architecture, quality assurance, and support teams throughout the software lifecycle
* Work with Dev/QA teams to develop unit tests and improve system regression test coverage
* Interact with system operations and network operation engineers to troubleshoot complex problems affecting our services
About the Team
The System Communications (SysComm) Communications and Routing team is comprised of engineers who develop infrastructure to quickly, efficiently and securely route data across the internet. Our systems operate behind the scenes to provide the fault-tolerant and scalable core of Akamai's communications infrastructure.
Required Education and Experience:
* 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree or
* 2+ years of Relevant experience and a Masters degree or
* PhD or
* Equivalent professional experience
* 5+ years of experience with Python and C/C++ on Linux or a Unix-based OS
* 5+ years of experience working with Internet protocols including TCP, UDP and IP
* 3+ years of experience building scalable systems in distributed environments
Desired Skills
* Masters in Computer Science or related field with a focus on networking, distributed systems, system architecture, or security
* Proven track record of delivering large amounts of high quality, complex code.
* Highly responsible, self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated, able to work with little or no supervision.
* Extensive experience working on multiple projects in a fast-paced, results oriented environment.
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
* Experience developing secure applications, working with security architectures/libraries, and integrating with technologies such as OpenSSL
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, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
About Akamai Technologies
Akamai is the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, making the Internet business ready—fast, reliable, and secure—for its customers. The company's advanced web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Akamai has offices around the world and operates the most pervasive, highly distributed CDN—with more than 200,000 servers in 110 or more countries—delivering up to 30% of all Web traffic. Learn more at www.akamai.com/careers.
Akamai is a growing, and evolving, company with offices and operations around the world. As such, we strive to foster inclusive and representative workplaces where all employees are wholly welcome, and enabled to share and benefit from each other’s diverse contributions, as one global team. Our commitment to diversity reaches beyond our corporate offices, to our business partners and suppliers who share the same principles, and whose employees we value as integral to the Akamai business family. Learn more at www.akamai.com/diversity.
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, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status. EEO is the Law.