Senior Software Engineer - Tools and Automation - Remote

Would you love to join a group building great tools for developers?

Do you enjoy working on complex technical problems?

Join our highly skilled Tools and Automation Team!

Interested in developing custom command-line and web-based tools for high-profile operations projects? Seeking to overcome scalability challenges for maintaining thousands of servers? Wanting to work with a team of bright, motivated, and experienced engineers? Akamai System Operations may be what you've been looking for.

Partner with the best

As a senior engineer, the candidate will also provide guidance to less experienced developers. A significant part of this role is providing technical leadership for the team and ensuring work is done in a sustainable manner and to help avoid technical debt.

As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Creating new tools from scratch, enhance existing tools and optimize existing functionality
• Working on projects that improve the efficiency and safety of operational workflows.
• Working to understand, explain and improve complicated code bases.
• Assisting less experienced developers to ensure quality solutions are implemented
• Evaluating new technologies and patterns that could be applied to our environment

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have an experience on Linux/ Unix platforms
• Have a relevant experience with programming in Python or/and Pearl
• Have an experience developing code used in production
  
• Have an xperience managing full stack web application deployments
• Have an experience with Object-Relational Mappers (ORM) such as SQLAlchemy
• Have an extensive experience working on multiple projects at a time in a fast paced, results oriented environment.

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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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 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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