Akamai

Senior Software Engineer (Reston or Cambridge)

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Base Salary

$121k - $219k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Manage CI/CD pipelines, enhance software tools, and develop testing frameworks for quality releases.
  • Lead the design, deployment, and evolution of custom government network platforms.
  • Design and develop capabilities for custom platform services.
  • Guide code reviews, apply security patches, and improve software delivery and system performance.
  • Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and SRE teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
  • Manage SDLC release cycles using Agile practices and AI-assisted workflows.

Requirements

  • Five years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of Linux or Unix administration, configuration, system-level software development, and debugging tools.
  • Proficiency with Linux shell scripting and interpretive languages such as Python or Perl.
  • Experience managing CI/CD automation pipelines using Jenkins or similar continuous integration tooling.
  • Hands-on familiarity with Docker containers, NoSQL databases, cloud storage, and networking protocols.
  • Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture, Public Key Infrastructure standards, systems security, and security patching.
  • US citizenship and eligibility to undergo the required security clearance process; an active clearance is not required.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements through Akamai's FlexBase program, including working from home, in an office, or a combination of both.
  • Healthcare, 401(k) savings plan, company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and an employee assistance program focused on mental and financial wellness.
  • Potential eligibility for annual bonus or incentive compensation, equity awards, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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About Akamai

10,000+ employees

Akamai builds content delivery, cloud security, and edge compute services for enterprises that run consumer and business web, API, and video workloads. The public company (NASDAQ: AKAM), founded in 1998 and headquartered in Cambridge, MA, operates a global CDN and security platform and sells via subscriptions and usage-based services. It expanded into cloud infrastructure by acquiring Linode in 2022, offering IaaS and managed Kubernetes.

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