Software Engineer II

Would you enjoy protecting the world leading brands?

Do you enjoy problem-solving and developing low latency, high performance systems?

Join our highly skilled Security team

Our team is part of the Security organization, responsible for developing products and platforms focused on security. Our product is designed to provide cloud computing security, prevent data theft and mitigate large account takeover attempts. We build unique technology to handle petabytes of data and conduct billions of secure transactions daily

Partner with the best

As part of the Bot and Agent Control Engineering team, you will focus on building highly usable, reliable, scalable solutions. These solutions are for bot threat detection, protection and request risk detection. We allow our customers to better manage bot and agent traffic to help improve the internet for millions of people.

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

• Working on projects that improve our bot and request risk detection products to make Akamai a leader in bot detection and fraud prevention.
• Implementing new features from scratch.
• Enhancing existing features and optimizing existing functionality, from conception and design through testing and deployment.
• Working with our level 3 support to troubleshoot complex problems or any customer issues.
• Working on data analysis for web and mobile platforms.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 2+ years of overall SW development experience and a degree in Computer Science or other related discipline
• Have experience with web API development in a performant compiled language such as Java or Go
• Have a good understanding of HTTP and data formats such as JSON, XML
• Have experience or understanding how to integrate machine learning tools and integrating LLMs
• Be able to design suitable architectures, produce clean well-structured code and relevant test cases with the help of agentic development tools

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone. Our focus is simple: Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance. Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data. Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch. AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform. At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $95,000 - $171,000/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Requires 2+ years of software development experience, a computer science or related degree, Java or Go web API development, HTTP, JSON/XML, machine learning and LLM integration, architecture, testing, and clean coding skills.

Key Responsibilities

• implementing features
• optimizing functionality
• troubleshooting problems

Skills & Tools

Java, Go, HTTP, JSON, XML, LLM

Job Details

• Category: Software Development
• Seniority: Entry Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — United States or Cambridge
• Salary: USD 95,000 – 171,000 / year
• Languages: English

Benefits

• 401k matching
• Retirement plan
• Generous parental leave

About Akamai

A distributed cloud and edge platform provider focused on internet performance, security, content delivery, and artificial intelligence. — Industry: Information Technology