Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Are you excited to work on innovative enterprise security products? Are you passionate about securing user activity across browsers, desktop applications, and AI tools?

Partner with the best

LayerX (now Akamai) turns any browser or desktop into a secure workspace. We protect your apps, data, and devices from web risks and AI leaks in real time, with zero impact on user experience.

Akamai Workforce Protector team!

We are looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to develop complex security capabilities and own cloud-native microservices that protect millions of enterprise workspaces globally. You will join a growing, values-driven team, contribute to our design forum, and solve hard engineering challenges.

In This Role You Will Be

• Designing and developing complicated security capabilities to defend against evolving web-based threats, shadow AI, and native desktop data exposure.
• Taking ownership of a mission-critical, cloud-native microservice architecture that safeguards millions of workspaces globally, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Developing cutting-edge capabilities for GenAI and AI usage control, integrating our cloud-native backend with browser extensions and OS-level endpoint agents.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including DevOps, Product Management, and Security Experts to rapidly release secure, scalable code multiple times per day.

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have at least 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, an equivalent technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Be highly proficient in at least one of the following: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Rust.
• Have hands-on experience in data modeling and relational databases.
• Have experience building complex data pipelines and high-throughput architectures, specifically utilizing event-streaming technologies like Kafka.
• Demonstrate experience developing cloud-native microservices using modern cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Be familiar with containerization, orchestration, and GitOps workflows using Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and ArgoCD.

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.