Would you like the opportunity to solve technical challenges?
Do you want to work with an amazing team of innovators?
Join the Akamai Engineering team!
Our Edge Platform division designs and develops technology that helps our customers improve their Web and Media content delivery. Leveraging our deployment of servers around the world, we can uniquely solve technology problems with innovative solutions.
Make a difference to a vital part of our business
As a Software Engineer II at Akamai, you'll be responsible for developing performant and scalable software. You will be working with a team of highly skilled developers to manage the upgrade and deployment of a product line of edge apps.
As a Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for:
- Implementing strategic features, customer-requested enhancements, and fixing defects for Akamai's Cloudlets product line
- Contributing to architecture, design documents, code reviews, test strategies, and release/deployment plans
- Designing and developing highly scalable and performant software from conception through deployment, and improving the efficiency of current platforms
- Fostering a culture of iterative improvement to our processes, strategies, and more, including adoption of cutting-edge tooling to increase team output
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 2 years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field/experience
- Have experience developing web services and user interfaces, with technologies like Java, Angular, SQL Databases, Docker
- Be willing to navigate a diverse, established tech stack
- Be interested in web technology, networks, and the inner workings of the internet, and the underlying communication protocols
- Be comfortable working with and modernizing foundational and long-standing services
- Be enthusiastic about automation (streamline development processes and reduce manual toil) and especially in maintaining and evolving existing critical systems
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.
Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work
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!
Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from 82,100 - 147,900 CAD/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, RRSP, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
