Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Miejsce pracy: Kraków

Technologies we use

Expected

• Go
• C
• C++
• Docker

Optional

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Ansible
• Terraform
• Jenkins

Operating system

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

About the project

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.

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.

Your responsibilities

• 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.

Our requirements

• 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.

Optional

• 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.

This is how we work on a project

• code quality measures
• code review
• Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration
• documentation
• issue tracking tools
• testing environments

Development opportunities we offer

• assistance in preparation to public speeches
• conferences in Poland
• mentoring
• soft skills training
• support of IT events
• technical knowledge exchange within the company

Benefits

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• life insurance
• remote work opportunities
• dental care
• corporate gym
• corporate library
• no dress code
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• leisure zone
• extra social benefits
• holiday funds
• extra leave

Work in a way that works for you

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.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health

• Your finances

• Your family

• Your time at work

• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

Join our Routing Services Validation team!

The Cloud Networking division seeks an experienced Senior II Test Engineer for the Routing Services Validation team. Responsibilities include defining test strategies, designing detailed test plans, and creating automation frameworks to validate next-generation routing platforms.

Akamai Technologies

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

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