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# Senior II Software Engineer

- **Company:** Akamai Technologies
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $146,400 - $263,600
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Python (Programming Language), Akamai, SQLAlchemy, Software Technical Review, Management of Software Versions, Datadog, System Availability, Flask (Web Framework), Backend, Agentic-AI, Rate Limiting, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Git Flow, Transformer Architectures, Restful APIs, Api Management
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/9A65059F648F4D6EBFB68BE524D0A805/job/

## About the Role

* Have 10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree
 * Have experience with core backend development using Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, and relational databases
 * Demonstrate deep expertise in RESTful architecture, HTTP protocols, API versioning, and security best practices
 * Possess solid proficiency in Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and containerization technologies
 * Have understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, automated testing, and observability tooling
 * Be knowledgeable in AI tooling, agentic workflows, transformer architectures, and background processing systems

## Description

Are you passionate about building high-throughput, low-latency REST APIs that power critical platform infrastructure?

Do you thrive on leading architectural decisions and mentoring engineers to elevate technical standards?

Join our world-class enterprise security team

Akamai empowers developers and organizations globally by providing resilient, high-performing backend infrastructure. Our API Team builds scalable platform services that enable internal partner teams to deploy robust applications seamlessly.

Develop and contribute to full product life-cycle

In this role, you will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of high-performance backend systems. You will collaborate across engineering teams to establish API standards, improve system performance, and drive fault-tolerant system design.

Your responsibilities as a Software Engineer will include the following:

 * Architecting, building, and evolving scalable, low-latency REST APIs and service layers using Python and Flask
 * Designing robust schemas and optimizing database queries using SQLAlchemy to maintain high system availability
 * Leading technical design reviews, establishing engineering best practices, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
 * Implementing robust authentication, rate limiting, and observability across distributed backend services
 * Designing fault-tolerant backend services that fail gracefully under load using circuit breakers and defensive validation
 * Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define clear API contracts, architecture patterns, and integration workflows