Senior II Software Engineer

Responsibilities

You will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of high-performance, scalable backend systems and REST APIs. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish API standards and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

Requirements

Candidates must have 10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree. Proficiency in Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, and distributed system architecture is required.

Skills

• Python
• Flask
• SQLAlchemy
• REST APIs
• System Architecture
• Database Optimization
• Distributed Systems
• CI/CD
• Cloud Platforms
• Containerization
• Git
• API Design
• Fault-tolerant Design
• Observability
• Authentication
• Mentoring

Benefits

• Healthcare
• 401k Savings Plan
• Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Wellness Support
• Financial Wellness Support
• Equity Awards
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

About this role

Are you passionate about building high-throughput, low-latency REST APIs that
power critical platform infrastructure?

Do you thrive on leading architectural decisions and mentoring engineers to
elevate technical standards?

Join our world-class enterprise security team

Akamai empowers developers and organizations globally by providing resilient,
high-performing backend infrastructure. Our API Team builds scalable platform
services that enable internal partner teams to deploy robust applications
seamlessly.

Develop and contribute to full product life-cycle

In this role, you will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of
high-performance backend systems. You will collaborate across engineering teams
to establish API standards, improve system performance, and drive fault-tolerant
system design.

Your responsibilities as a Software Engineer will include the following:

* Architecting, building, and evolving scalable, low-latency REST APIs and
service layers using Python and Flask
* Designing robust schemas and optimizing database queries using SQLAlchemy to
maintain high system availability
* Leading technical design reviews, establishing engineering best practices,
and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
* Implementing robust authentication, rate limiting, and observability across
distributed backend services
* Designing fault-tolerant backend services that fail gracefully under load
using circuit breakers and defensive validation
* Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define clear API contracts,
architecture patterns, and integration workflows

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

* Have 10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree
* Have experience with core backend development using Python, Flask,
SQLAlchemy, and relational databases
* Demonstrate deep expertise in RESTful architecture, HTTP protocols, API
versioning, and security best practices
* Possess solid proficiency in Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms,
and containerization technologies
* Have understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures,
automated testing, and observability tooling
* Be knowledgeable in AI tooling, agentic workflows, transformer architectures,
and background processing systems

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
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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.

About Akamai

Technology, Information and Internet · 5,001-10,000 employees · headquartered in Cambridge, MA