Software Engineer II - Remote

Are you interested in solving interesting problems and coming up with innovative solutions?

Would you like the opportunity to solve technical challenges?

Join our highly skilled Edge Technology Engineering Team!

The Networks department is the heart of Akamai - deploying, growing, configuring, and maintaining the hardware Akamai Platform. The Network Operations Systems group is a software engineering team that creates automation to help the rest of the department work more efficiently.

Partner with the best

You will be part of the team that works on a variety of systems and projects, including server infrastructure for our tools, creating and maintaining tools for network data visualization, and designing new applications to solve problems before they arise.

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

• Creating new tools and developing new features for existing software to solve big problems
• Creating reliable, high-quality, usable software that meets the needs of Networks for robust, scalable, and highly available tools
• Creating developer documentation for the tools that you write when applicable
• Enhancing and improving existing applications and tools
• Understanding complex business needs and technical challenges

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 2 - 4 years of relevant industry experience
• Have hands-on experience using Python, Flask and SQLAlchemy
• Have hands-on experience with ReactJS or Angular JS
• Have hands-on experience with MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL
• Have hands-on experience working in a linux-based environment
• Have Knowledge of container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes

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!