Software Engineer II

Required Education and Experience

Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:

* Requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience;   or 

* An advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.

Required Skills

* 2+ years of experience in server-side or UI development and/or QA engineering

* 2+ years of experience with Python, C/C++, or Java on Linux or a Unix based   OS

* 2+ years of experience working with Internet protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and TLS/SSL

* 1+ years of experience building scalable systems in distributed environments

* 1+ year of experience with web technologies such as Javascript, HTML5, CSS, Representational State Transfer (REST) and JSON.

* Experience or interest in developing rich Javascript web applications and reusable UI components.

Desired Skills

* Education: Masters or Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field   with a focus on networking, distributed systems, system architecture, etc. Or   Equivalent professional experience.

* Proven track record of delivering large amounts of high quality, complex code

* Highly responsible, self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated, able to work   with little or no supervision.

* Extensive experience working on multiple projects at a time in a fast paced,   results oriented environment.

* Experience with API design.

* Experience working with Internet protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS.

* Experience with SQL is preferred; familiarity with NoSQL database systems is   a plus.

* Familiarity with Perl and Linux shell scripts is also a plus.

* Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

* Experience with databases and SQL

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, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.