Senior Product Architect - Remote

Does impacting the direction of products excite you?

Are you interested in effecting change at a leading technology organization?

Join our world-class Security Technology Group!

Our team is part of the Application Security organization. We help thousands of the largest enterprises around the world protect their websites and secure their transactions over the internet. As a Fortune 1000 company and Gartner recognized web security market leader, we have a proven record of delivering best in class security products and experiences to our customers.

Partner with the best

In this role, you'll create end-to-end architecture for new security products and features; defining both technical and user aspects of the product. Translating customer needs into bold architecture, you will work on a wide range of problem statements to understand and address complex security pain points.

As a Product Architect Senior, you will be responsible for:

• Defining the high-level architecture for new product features and functionality, including conception, UX and end-to-end design
• Partnering directly with customers to ensure our products and features are capable of addressing industry pain points
• Sharing designs with software engineering teams to guide them through the design process and product development
• Providing technical guidance to peers on best practices and the latest technology trends
• Presenting design for review to other teams internally as part of the product development process

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, another related field or its equivalent.
• Have experience working on large-scale, web-based enterprise management systems
• Maintain a big picture approach, capable of keeping the end-to-end vision in mind when designing new features
• Have experience working within a technical team and a detailed understanding of the software development life-cycle
• Have good interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate effectively within a diverse corporate and client environment
• Be passionate about building features that will be usable for our customers and help solve their problems
• Have passion and aptitude to learn new tools and technologies related to web security

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.

Akamai is committed to complying with COVID-19 requirements in the countries where it operates. For locations or roles subject to vaccination mandates, we require proof of vaccination, if permitted, as a condition of employment. We will provide additional details regarding our vaccine record submission protocols during the hiring and onboarding process.

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