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As a Platform Senior Software Engineer II, you will scale and develop platform services on top of our compute infrastructure. This includes decomposing existing platform services, designing new solutions and building the software and services which will allow Linode operations to scale.
As a Platform Senior Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for:
- Designing systems and software to provide platform solutions for our compute infrastructure
- Building and deploying secure, scalable, elastic, manageable and reliable solutions using open source components
- Building and deploying highly available APIs using Go, Python
- Working closely with SRE teams to ensure systems are manageable and reliable and thoroughly tested
- Mentoring junior and senior software engineers
- Driving the SDLC from requirements through to deployment and integration of open-source and solutions
- Collaborating with the various testing, operations, and development teams that work on the system
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 5 or more years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in CS or related field
- Possess interest in leading a cross-functional team with a product focus
- Use Python for API development and in a systems programming language such as C++, Go, or Rust
- Experience using SQL databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Demonstrate solid Linux, Bash, and network fundamentals (HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, etc.)
- Understand modern software development life cycle processes and service level objective monitoring and alerting
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.
If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.