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Akamai Technologies, Inc. Senior Software Engineer - Remote - Canada in Canada
Are you excited by the opportunity to develop and produce security tools?
Would a place where you are free to innovate excite you?
Join our highly skilled Security team
Our team develops products within Akamai's Zero Trust Security Platform. We specialize in delivering highly scalable access-based security products to our customers via on-premises and Saas offerings.
Achieve high-impact milestones contributing to our success:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be developing using Golang and Perl. Research new technologies, decide how to extend and improve our software as well as introducting new features and capabilities.
As a Software Engineer Senior, you will be responsible for:
Developing backend applications using Golang and Perl
Designing schemas, migrations, and manage NoSQL databases (REDIS and Cassandra)
Architecting modular services: DevOps, CI/CD
Maintaining and extending our platforms built on Kubernetes
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
Have 5 years software development experience and a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Have experience building applications using backend languages (Golang,Perl)
Have exceptional experience with object oriented programming, network programming, and test driven development
Possess an understanding of the Linux operating system
Have experience with DevOps methodology and using CI/CD tools like Gitlab CI
Have experience using a operating Kubernetes at scale
Possess excellent communication skills, be self-driven, positive and an effective team player
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!
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
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