Would you enjoy defining the platform architecture for Akamai's Compute Platform?

Would you enjoy the opportunity to design and build infrastructure that powers our
compute product and platform systems?

Join our Cloud Platform Architecture team!

Our Platform Architecture team owns the design strategy for Akamai's Compute Platform. We partner with teams throughout Akamai to design solutions that help teams maintain their systems more efficiently. The team works across a variety of domains including software deployment, configuration management, database and control plane systems, and security.

Become Akamai's next Senior Architect

In this role, you will work across organizational boundaries with product and platform teams to design scalable software solutions that ensure our database services meet their requirements. You will collaborate closely with database engineers and database administrators to design, implement, and maintain these solutions and ensure that the database services that our products and platform systems depend on meet performance and reliability goals.

As a Senior Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Providing architectural leadership and technical expertise by designing and recommending solutions that help scale platform database services globally, meeting availability, reliability, performance, and security objectives.
• Documenting database system designs, configurations, and operational procedures to ensure cross organizational alignment on changes to system architecture and evaluate adherence to compliance requirements.
• Evaluating and selecting appropriate database technologies and open source solutions based on project goals, performance requirements, and budget constraints.
• Creating prototypes and proof of concepts that demonstrate how new solutions could be implemented and identifying key areas of risk to achieving program objectives
• Building and maintaining relationships with peers across multiple product line teams to ensure database team priorities are in alignment with overall product and platform roadmaps.
• Developing database server security measures and policies, including access controls, encryption, and auditing to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have experience designing systems to horizontally scale database services using various components such as abstraction layers and techniques such as sharding, replication and caching
• Have 10+ years of relevant software engineering experience; Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Possess in-depth knowledge of relational database management systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) with proficiency in database design, data modeling, and SQL query optimization
• Be able to design systems that maintain integrity of data, leveraging industry best practices with respect to data storage, communication, management, and access control
• Have understanding of how to build RESTful APIs for handling database client connections and queries securely, and improving ease of integration
• Have programming (e.g. C/C++, Java, Perl, Python, or JavaScript) abilities to help prototype new product ideas and review open source and internally produced code
• Have desire to stay up-to-date with emerging database technologies, trends, and best practices, and evaluate their potential impact on our products and services
• Have excellent interpersonal communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, present designs collateral in architectural reviews, and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

what makes Akamai a great place to work

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $149,122 - $238,744/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.