Does creating products that power and protect life online excite you?
Are you interested in product design and innovation at a leading technology
organization?
Join our world-class Security Technology Group
Our team falls under the Security Technology Group, driving the future of Bot
and Abuse Protection. We help thousands of enterprises globally to protect their
websites and secure their transactions over the Internet. We are a Fortune 1000
company and a Gartner-recognized web security market leader. Our company
delivers best in class security products and experiences to our customers.
Have a direct impact on the future of Internet Security
You'll create end-to-end architecture and high-level designs for new security
products and features. These designs span configuration, reporting, and runtime
aspects of the system, including data analytics and attack detection. You'll
work on different problem statements and dive deep to understand and address
complex security pain points. This will play a role in translating requirements
into bold architecture.
As a Senior Product Architect, you will be responsible for:
* Collaborating with product management to understand and finalize the
requirements so they fit our technology and bring value to our customers
* Defining the end-to-end architecture and the set of functionality required in
new or existing products and systems to realize the requirements
* Collaborating with other organizations to realize the non functional needs
such as security, availability, and scalability
- Presenting the designs for review
- Guiding the engineering teams as they work on the detailed designs and
implementation
* Acquiring and sharing expertise in security products and industry while
contributing to their future vision and technical roadmap
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
* Have 12 years of relevant software experience and a Bachelor's degree in
Computer Science/Engineering or its equivalent
* Have experience designing large-scale, low-latency, web-based distributed
systems
* Bring knowledge of big data analytics, machine learning algorithms, and/or
the appropriate use of AI in software solutions
* Have a big picture and end-to-end vision when designing new features and
thoroughly understand SDLC and web technologies
* Have good interpersonal skills, be comfortable presenting your ideas, and
have the ability to collaborate effectively. Handle ambiguity and imperfect
information well.
* Be passionate about building features that will be usable for our customers
and help solve their problems
* Be proactive in researching systems and issues, document solutions
thoroughly, and have an interest in learning new technologies
About us
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.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life
beyond work. See our benefits.
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FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing
employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling
employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home,
in an office, or a combination of both.
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Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based
candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $169,300 -
$304,700/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including,
but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and
location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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.
