Akamai

Software Engineer - Cybersecurity/SDN

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Remote, Poland or Kraków, PolandMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Build tools and develop new features for existing software.
  • Develop tests, test automation, testing frameworks, and performance benchmarks.
  • Design reliable, high-quality software for highly scalable deployed networks.
  • Create reusable code and libraries.
  • Implement inbound and outbound DDoS protection, lifecycle upgrades, flow telemetry, and API-driven control systems.
  • Create automated configurations for IP traffic flows across backbone connectivity layers and datacenter fabric.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and create developer documentation when applicable.

Requirements

  • Fluency in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Go, Python, or C++.
  • Experience maintaining software running on Linux.
  • Knowledge of IP addressing, IP routing, commonly used protocols, and networking equipment.
  • Basic understanding of DDoS mitigation methods and network flow telemetry.
  • Experience building API-driven control systems for automated network configuration and attack containment.

Benefits

  • Akamai provides benefits supporting health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work.
  • FlexBase supports working from home, in an office, or through a combination of both.
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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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