Would you enjoy working on Internet Security research and development?

Would developing the next generation of Akamai cloud technologies excite you?

Join our innovative team

Our Enterprise Division team develops world-class Enterprise Security, Identity, and Application Access products for our customers. Our solutions provide a safe, fast, reliable enterprise internet access experience, mitigating malware and phishing threats. Akamai is a leader in Zero trust technologies and delivery.

Shape the future of our cutting-edge products

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll work in the R&D team in the thriving enterprise security space. The goal, to improve customers' online security. You'll be crucial to the architecture and development of cutting-edge filtering technology and supporting core distributed systems. You'll enjoy considerable exposure and the opportunity to innovate, develop and bring products and features to life.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Designing critical, scalable functionality and services utilizing best practice measures to improve customer security.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop features/capabilities, ensuring functionality and stability on our distributed global platform.

• Implementing rapid prototypes to bring products to market quickly to meet our customer's needs.

• Documenting designs, implementation and test plans to share with company wide teams.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have extensive experience of programming in Python. Experience of C/C would also be a nice to have.

• Demonstrate experience with software development on Linux or POSIX/OpenGroup based systems.

• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of internet protocols, including TCP/IP, TLS/SSL, HTTP, DNS.

• Show experience of developing network-based applications and highly distributed systems.

• Be willing to work in fast paced, results oriented team with the ability to work without supervision.

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!

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