Senior II Backend / Big Data Engineer
Summary
Designs and builds scalable big-data pipelines and microservices on Akamai’s cloud platform, using Java/Scala/Python, Spark/Flink, Kafka, and storage systems like Postgres and Delta Lake.
Principal Big Data Engineer
As a Principal Big Data Engineer you will design and implement scalable solutions powered by Akamai's Cloud Platform, develop and maintain data pipelines, create new features, implement testing, participate in on‑call rotation, and collaborate with stakeholders such as Data Science, SecOps, and QA.
- Designing and implementing scalable solutions powered by Akamai's Cloud Platform
- Developing and maintaining data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and analyzing data
- Creating new features from scratch, while enhancing and optimizing existing ones
- Implementing Unit and Integration Tests
- Participating in an On Call Rotation
- Collaborating with various Stakeholders, such as Data Science, SecOps, and QA
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have not written a single line of code by hand for the past six months
- Have coerced AI into writing production grade code in an automatic and cost-effective way
- Have extensive experience in Backend / Big Data positions. We welcome Backend Engineers without prior Big Data experience
- Have proficiency in Designing, Implementing & Monitoring data intensive solutions
- Have proficiency in Modern Programming Languages (Java / Scala / Python)
- Have proficiency in Backend / Big Data Technologies (Microservices / Akka / Spark / Flink)
- Have experience with Data Storage Systems (Postgres / Mongo / Redis / Delta / Iceberg)
- Have experience with Streaming Technologies (Kafka / RabbitMQ / SQS)
- Have basic Understanding of common Algorithms and Data Structures
Benefits
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
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.
