Software Development Engineer in Test

Do you enjoy automation and testing for strategic solutions?

Do you want to work with an amazing global team of innovators?

Join the Akamai's Cloud Experience Quality Engineering team!

Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining Akamai's cloud API. Our enterprise grade cloud solutions are an essential element to Akamai's Connected Cloud platform. We provide a scalable and secure solution for our customers to build their businesses. We also provide optimize infrastructure strategy using distributed cloud architecture to improve cost and resilience to our customers.

Partner with the best

You are responsible for building manual and automated integration and system tests. You will be responsible for quality assurance of our various API for Akamai cloud and for developing test automation, as well as executing automated and manual tests. You will also ensure that our cloud platform is resilient, Secure and scalable.

As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:

• Reviewing product designs, developing comprehensive test plans, and executing functional, load, and performance tests
• Providing continuous contribution to test automation infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, including writing automated tests and reviewing peer automation pull requests (PRs)
• Partnering closely with a cross-functional, globally distributed team of developers, QA engineers, architects, and program managers (US, CA, Poland, India)
• Ensuring all systems and software meet product specifications while actively contributing to release readiness decisions and deployment schedules

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
• Have a solid understanding of SDLC and testing methodologies
• Demonstrate proven experience developing Python-based automation frameworks and testing REST/Open APIs
• Have solid hands-on experience with Unix/Linux environments and core networking concepts (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP)
• Be proficient with Git, Jira, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and basic MySQL database querying/schema design
• Be a self-motivated team player with excellent debugging skills, communication, and a passion for learning new technologies with minimal supervision

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.

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.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $75,700 - $136,300/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.