Senior Software Engineer

Do you want to help design and implement the next generation of cloud networking?

Do you want to dive deep into the inner workings of Virtual Private Clouds, dynamic tunneling and overlay routing?

Join our Routing Services team!

We are looking for a new colleague to join our Routing Services team in the Cloud Networking Products division. We own the host routing software stack, overlay network and the networking configurations that enable our customers to run massive computing workloads in over 30 Akamai Cloud data centers.

Partner with the best

Join us in shaping the next generation of cloud computing. This role provides an opportunity to make a significant impact on Akamai's growing cloud offerings. You must have a passion to get things done quickly and get them done right.

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

• Building the routing overlay and derivative products.
• Designing, implementing, reviewing, documenting, and testing high quality code and networking configurations in close collaboration with your team.
• Working closely with peers, and coordinating with teams globally as part of building new features, dealing with bugs or driving consensus on a technical solution.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have experience with mainstream programming languages, such as Go or C/C++.
• Have a strong familiarity with L3 networking: BGP, dynamic routing, and also experience with tunneling (if you know EVPN, VxLAN or SRv6, that is amazing).
• Have very good understanding of Linux networking internals.
• Have hands-on experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and virtualization.
• Have hands-on experience with a large scale distributed systems and architecture.
• Have good communication skills, and experience in communicating with leadership and non-developer stakeholders.
• Be able to work productively with team members to identify and resolve issues in a collaborative manner.
• Be experienced in technical design, product specifications reviews, projects and backlog planning.
   

Having experience with the following is a nice-to-have:

• Open source routing daemon suites, such as FRR or gobgp, or with other BGP speakers.
• Cloud Computing - either as a user or an engineer.
• Observability using Prometheus, Grafana
• Infrastructure as Code: Ansible, Terraform 
• Containerlab and CI/CD setups like Jenkins
• Providing guidance and mentoring to other developers or testers. 
   

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.