Senior Backend Engineer (Data-Focused)

Are you excited to work with innovative security products at a global scale?

Do you enjoy creating strategic infrastructure solutions to solve complex data challenges?

Join our Team

Akamai Enterprise Security is transforming how organizations protect data centers and cloud environments from advanced threats. We are building a world-class, scalable backend AI data platform. You will play a key role in making it happen.In this role, you will collaborate with multiple teams to design and develop cloud and AI services powering Akamai's Enterprise Security AI Data Platform.

What does our team do?

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Engineering group.The Centra Data Infrastructure team serves as a vital bridge connecting data from Akamai's industry-leading microsegmentation product to our cutting-edge AI Data Platform. Our mission is to continuously connect, process, and deliver product data in a way that maximizes its value and drives data-driven product evolution

As a Senior Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Leading data infrastructure initiatives end-to-end, from requirements to delivery, bridging the gap between Centra product data and the AI Data Platform.
• Designing and implementing data ingestion and delivery pipelines, along with scalable backend services operating in high-throughput, distributed environments
• Writing reliable, efficient, and secure production-grade code (Python / Java) for large-scale systems.
• Collaborating across the organization with Data Science, Product, and Operations to build innovative components of Akamai's Big Data AI solutions.
• Shaping the technical roadmap, mentoring other engineers and setting engineering standards to ensure the platform scales smoothly as the business grows.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Have a proven track record in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
• Have a deep understanding of API design, scalability, and system performance optimization.
• Have solid backend engineering skills, proficiency in Python / Go / Java or other equivalent languages.
• Have cloud native experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices architectures.
• Have Hands-on experience with data stacks such as Kafka, Redis, RabbitMQ, Postgres (or other RDBs), Clickhouse, Mongo or Delta Lake.

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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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

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.