Senior Site Reliability Engineer (C++)

Are you a Site Reliability Engineer who loves solving complex problems?

Do you relish the opportunity to create solutions and make an impact?

Join our innovative Security Technology Group

Our Security Edge team designs and develops software that runs one of the world's largest distributed systems. This network allows us to solve problems at a scale that few others can approach. We take pride in helping our customers protect their web sites and transactions over the Internet.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you'll analyze the software running on production networks, identify improvements and propose cost-cutting solutions. Collaborating throughout the organization, you'll support multiple products and deliver on the design of customer solutions. You'll ensure our customers manage their security traffic in a more reliable and scalable way.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Investigating customer escalations and providing mitigation.
• Working on tooling to automate production debugging.
• Setting up continuous production profiling, identifying areas of cost reduction, and proposing new designs.
• Creating and enhancing features and functionality, from conception and design through to testing and deployment.
• Validating the result of cost reduction and providing benchmark results.
• Conducting code reviews and helping other engineers to optimize their code.
• Working with development and system QA teams to create regression tests that cover changes to our software.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent experience
• Have an active security clearance.
• Possess experience working in networking, cloud, or distributed computing environment.
• Demonstrate experience programming with C++.
• Have working knowledge with Linux or UNIX operating systems.
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills and ability to write design documentation

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

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.

About us

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.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $121,400 - $218,600/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.