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Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Remote Poland

Role overview

Qualifications

  • PhD or master's degree in computer science or another quantitative field
  • Experience in statistical data analysis
  • Experience coding in one or more languages (python, C/C++)
  • Understanding of Machine Learning algorithms

Responsibilities

  • Applying analytical skills and statistical insights to identify performance bottlenecks and reliability challenges
  • Developing new tools to diagnose problems faster and independently
  • Defining, implementing and mining data feeds to produce insights
  • Partnering with Engineering, Operations and Product teams to guide adoption of new features and processes

About the company

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Akamai Technologies

Cloud Computing & Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS)

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the “World Wide Wait.” And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since, working toward our vision of a safer and more connected world. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges? Be part of an amazing team. Let’s connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies Twitter: https://twitter.com/Akamai Blog: https://www.akamai.com/blog

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryCloud Computing & Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS)
Company size5001 - 10000

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Job description

Do you enjoy inferring from big data and passionate about cutting edge technology?

Do solving some of the Internet's most difficult content delivery challenges interest you?

Join our Data Science SRE team

Our team uses large datasets to analyze and measure the performance and reliability of our platform. We are networking data scientists, we combine our knowledge of data analysis, networking and distributed systems. We define key performance indicators, determine how different factors impact them. In addition, our team develops new forecast and early warning systems.

Partner with the best

You'll apply statistical data analysis, together with cutting edge machine learning and an understanding of networking protocols. Diagnosing and solving some of the Internet's most difficult content delivery challenges. You'll work with cross-functional teams to understand and measure the performance and reliability of our platform. Note: this is not a QA, DevOps or Operations role

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for:

  • Applying analytical skills and statistical insights to identify performance bottlenecks and reliability challenges and propose solutions
  • Developing new tools to diagnose problems faster and in a more independent manner
  • Defining, implementing and mining data feeds drawn from Akamai internal sources in order to produce insights
  • Influencing company decision-making at the highest levels and identifying areas for new technology investments
  • Partnering with Engineering, Operations and Product teams to help guide adoption of new features and processes
  • Building software tools and systems to automate analytical tasks and workflows to increase efficiency and reliability

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have academic or industrial experience and PhD or master's degree in computer science or another quantitative field
  • Have an analytical background with experience in statistical data analysis
  • Demonstrate experience with coding in one or more of the following languages (python, C/C++)
  • Possess experience with Internet protocols (DNS/HTTP/TLS/TCP)
  • Have an understanding of Machine Learning algorithms
  • Have excellent communication and organizational skills and be able to articulate technical information in an easy-to-understand manner

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.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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