Be part of enhancing our organization
You will work at the heart of the Internet building and operating systems gathering telemetry from the Akamai distributed platform. You will join other software engineers in a cross-functional scrum team that owns the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of core monitoring services and products used by thousands of internal and external Akamai customers.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Leading by example in the design, development, improvement, operation, and automation of observability solutions for Akamai services
- Driving modern DevOps practices, building new services, or enhancing the existing ones
- Testing, profiling, and monitoring code performance
- Diagnosing system performance and reliability together with the team of Site Reliability Engineers
- Partnering with product owners, development, and test groups to create rapid cycles of feedback and improvement
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have exceptional collaborative skills and work effectively with multidisciplinary teams to solve technical and business challenges
- Have advanced knowledge of Web technologies, distributed systems, and modern observability solutions
- Have experience in programming and automating processes using C/C++ and other programming languages
- Have experience with developing software in GNU/Linux or Unix environment
- Have extensive experience with legacy code refactoring and software modernization
- Have extensive experience working with various SDLC models
- Have a Bachelor's diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, another related field, or equivalent experience
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.