Principal Software Engineer
$186.16k - $304.7kAkamai
Job Title: Principal Software Engineer Work Location: 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142 Job Description: Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA (multiple openings): Principal Software Engineer Design entire software subsystems or groups of components. Organize large bodies of code to simplify maintenance and streamline complication. Implement code so that incremental performance improvements will not require extensive rework. Take a lead role in code reviews to ensure systems are evaluated holistically. Develop conventions and processes to improve the efficiency of Akamai development. Develop debugging tools or frameworks and advise QA on tools to build to increase productivity. Ensure specifications, designs, and implementations take into consideration technical and business aspects of a request while maintaining functionality. Guide the process of defining a business problem, refining the request, and articulating a technical solution. Determine if large software projects have achieved production quality using objective data measurements. Identify when large-scale refactoring is necessary for evolution, advocate for the effort, and articulate benefits. Lead, advise, and cooperate with QA on creating test infrastructure and automation. Find OS-dependent performance problems and propose global optimizations. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the United States. [AG0028]
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Required Qualification: Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering Science, Information Systems, IT, or Telecommunications, plus six (6) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role. Alternatively, employer will accept Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering Science, Information Systems, IT, or Telecommunications, plus eight (8) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role. Must have one (1) year of experience with the following: highly available web content management solutions including SDL, Tridion, WorldServer, KnowledgeCenter, Marketo, Cast Iron, and Informatica; front and back-end web development in HTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP, ASPX, JSON, REST, .NET, Java, and XML; Windows Server 2012 and Linux administration; enterprise content management best practices; designing and implementing workflow automation, segmentation rules, application integration, and database design; IIS, Apache, webservers, and Tomcat; and Agile software development methodology including Jira, Git, Jenkins, and testing automation. 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 beyond work. See our benefits. ( FlexBase adapts to your job's needs Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing 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. Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! Compensation Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $186160-$304700 /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. Equal Employment Opportunity Rights 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. Akamai- Principal Software Engineer We are looking for a hands-on Principal Software Engineer to join our growing Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) team. The ideal candidate should have the necessary skills and experience to provide technical guidance, estimation of efforts...SuggestedTemporary work
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