Software Engineer

Design and maintain large-scale ETL/ELT data pipelines using Python, Airflow, Spark, and Flink. Process and transform massive datasets, develop data models for analytics and dashboards, automate workflows in Unix/Linux environments, and debug distributed systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy, reliability, scalability, and availability across Akamai’s global network. The summary above was generated by AI

Are you looking to build a high-performing data infrastructure team?

Do you want to power the engine behind global internet scale?

Join our team

Akamai’s Netstats Engineering team builds and maintains large-scale data infrastructure. We design and process data systems handling trillions of records and terabytes of data. Our team ensures accuracy, reliability, and performance across Akamai’s global network. You will work with skilled engineers on next-generation edge intelligence platforms.

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As a Software Engineer, you will design and develop data pipelines using Python and Airflow. You will optimize data flows and process datasets using Spark, Flink, and enterprise databases. Additionally, you will automate workflows and debug systems using shell scripting in Unix environments.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Designing, building, and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, Airflow, and internal data frameworks
• Processing and transforming large datasets to enable high-quality analytics and reporting
• Developing and optimizing data models to support business-critical applications and dashboards
• Writing efficient, scalable, and reusable code while following software engineering best practices
• Utilizing Unix or Linux environments for data automation, scripting, and system debugging
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and availability

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
• Possess solid proficiency in Python programming and scripting
• Have understanding of SQL, data modeling, and relational database systems
• Be familiar with ETL/ELT concepts and workflow orchestration systems
• Demonstrate experience working in Unix or Linux environments with shell scripting
• Be knowledgeable about distributed data frameworks like Spark, Flink, or Airflow

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.

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