| Location: | Cambridge, MA, US | Posted Date: | 2014-07-31 00:00:00.0 | ||
| Category: | Software Engineer | ID: | 12036 |
Overview:
About the Job
Akamai's Platform Infrastructure Engineering group is looking for a talented software engineer to join our Network Management Systems Engineering team. This engineer will be responsible for developing features within Akamai's core infrastructure, writing software monitors and managing one of the largest distributed systems in the world. You will be an integral part of our aggressive growth strategy for creating highly inventive technology solutions for our customers, driving more and more traffic on the Internet. If you want to work on technology problems that are interesting and challenging, then this is the role for you.
The ideal candidate is highly motivated to design and develop innovative solutions using Python, Ruby, SQL and Java. This engineer should take pride in writing maintainable and highly reliable code. This person should be able to understand the big picture of the system and be able to solve complicated problems within that system. This person will work closely with other engineers at the company and should be able to conduct design and code reviews.
About the Team
Network Management Systems Engineering is a team of engineers who develop distributed systems that support Akamai's global network. In general, these systems operate behind the scenes to provide the fault-tolerant and highly scalable core of Akamai's configuration and health monitoring systems.
Responsibilities:
* Create new features from scratch, enhance existing features and optimize existing functionality, from conception and design through testing and deployment.
* Work on projects that make our network more stable, faster, and secure.
* Work to understand, explain and improve complicated code bases.
* Work with our development QA and system QA teams to come up with regression tests that cover new changes to our software.
* Work with our 3rd level engineering support to troubleshoot complex problems our network for our customers.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
* Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience.
* 2+ years of academic experience with one or more of the following languages: Python, Perl, Ruby, Java, C or C++ (on Linux or a Unix based OS)
* 1+ years of academic experience working with Internet protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS in an academic setting
* 1+ years of hands-on experience working in Unix/Linux
Desired Qualifications
* Masters in Computer Science or related field with a focus on networking, distributed systems, system architecture, or security.
* Highly responsible, self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated, able to work with little or no supervision.
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
* Experience with databases and SQL.
Other Information
* Is relocation available for this position: No
* Is US Citizenship required: No
* Is a Security Clearance Required: No
If yes, applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation & must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
About Akamai:
Akamai® is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. At the core of the company’s solutions is the Akamai Intelligent PlatformTM providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
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