Akamai Technologies is a leading company that powers and protects life online by providing innovative digital solutions. They are seeking a Software Engineer I to join the Control Plane & Developer Experience team, where the role involves building and maintaining customer-facing features for their AI platform and collaborating with engineering teams to enhance platform capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining services for control plane including API endpoints, configuration management, and platform workflows
- Building customer-facing features that enable users to configure, manage, and interact with inference platform resources
- Writing well-tested, well-documented code and participating in code reviews to maintain engineering standards
- Collaborating with engineering and product teams to translate requirements into reliable platform capabilities
- Contributing to platform reliability through monitoring, debugging, and operational support of control plane services
Skills
- Have a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
- Demonstrate proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Go, or JavaScript
- Have familiarity with RESTful APIs and basic cloud computing concepts
- Show familiarity with Git, GitHub workflows, and modern software development practices
- Demonstrate curiosity and a desire to learn cloud platform and API development patterns
- Possess solid problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative engineering team
Benefits
- Healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- Company holidays
- Vacation (in the form of PTO)
- Sick time
- Family friendly benefits including parental leave
- Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
Company Overview
Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.akamai.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Akamai Technologies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 219 in 2025, 204 in 2024, 227 in 2023, 236 in 2022, 247 in 2021, 279 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.