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Akamai Technologies

Senior II Software Development Engineer in Test

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In-Office or Remote
2 Locations
146K-264K Annually
Senior level
In-Office or Remote
2 Locations
146K-264K Annually
Senior level
Automate testing, deployment, and validation for cloud-native platform services. Develop unit, integration, and end-to-end test frameworks; create test plans; troubleshoot deployment issues; support rollback strategies; collaborate across engineering teams; and write deployment automation scripts. The role requires strong Python, Pytest, Bash, Linux, automation tooling, performance, and modern SDLC knowledge.
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Are you interested in building a scalable platform?

Are you a software engineer that is passionate about scalability, reliability and correctness?

Join our Compute division's Platform Engineering Team!

Akamai is working to simplify the way people work in the cloud. Our work environment nurtures innovative solutions, rapid development cycles, and open communication. This is a collaborative team building and scaling Service Mesh, Data Abstraction APIs and other cloud native platform services. We encourage and reward curiosity, ingenuity, and technical excellence.

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As a Senior II Software Development in Test, you will automate the SDLC pipeline from testing through deployment and validation.

As a Senior II Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:

  • Investigating and troubleshooting any deployment-related issues, identifying root causes and providing recommendations for solutions in various environments.
  • Developing and maintaining automated test frameworks for code changes, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests.
  • Creating and maintaining test plans and test cases for microservices, ensuring they cover relevant scenarios and edge cases.
  • Collaborating in integration testing with other engineering groups and suggesting improvements to various testing environments.
  • Investigating requirements for safe deployment and rollback strategies, and verifying all requirements during the deployment process.
  • Writing and maintaining scripts to automate platform service deployments.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent.
  • Have Python and Pytest knowledge along with good understanding of modern testing methodologies.
  • Possess expertise in cloud native infrastructure, and have an understanding of system internals and performance.
  • Possess experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Jenkins, Github Actions, SaltStack.
  • Have good Linux fundamentals, especially around performance tuning along with experience in Bash and scripting fundamentals.
  • Demonstrate good Bash and scripting fundamentals.
  • Have an understanding of modern software development life cycle processes and service level objective monitoring and alerting.

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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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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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $146,400 - $263,600/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.

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Akamai Technologies Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Office

145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United States, 2142

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Boston, United States

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