Job Description

Do you have a passion for making systems run as efficiently as possible?

Do you want to work with an amazing global team of innovators?

Join the Akamai Object Storage team!

Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining Akamai's object storage platform for Linode. Our enterprise grade solution is an essential element to Akamai's Connected Cloud platform. We provide a scalable and secure storage solution for Linode's customers to build their businesses.

Partner with the best

As part of our team, you will focus on building highly reliable, scalable and cost-effective storage solutions. Our platform empowers enterprises to create modern solutions to the world's problems.

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

• Getting in early on an exceptionally rare and impactful project
• Working with a small team to solve complex issues
• Designing systems that scale
• Working to define the next generation of cloud tooling

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Demonstrate relevant experience and education in Computer Science or a related field.
• Have proven professional experience in Go.
• Have solid experience building high-performance, reliable systems (profiling, concurrency, memory/latency optimisation, and performance debugging).
• Have shipped production software end-to-end, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, triage, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
• Show proven experience in designing and improving complex distributed systems, particularly with performance-critical system development expertise.
• Be comfortable working in an Agile development environment (iterative delivery, reviews, planning, and continuous improvement).

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.