Software Engineer II - Akamai Inference Cloud

The Akamai Inference Cloud team is part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group. They design and operate AI platforms enabling customers to run inference models with unmatched performance, compliance, and economics. The team builds foundational infrastructure powering a globally distributed AI platform including Kubernetes orchestration, GPU resource management, networking, and multi-region deployment.

• Relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Proficiency in at least one systems programming language such as Go, Python, or Java.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful or gRPC APIs in a distributed systems environment.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, or Akamai Cloud), containerization, and basic Kubernetes concepts.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization patterns such as OAuth, RBAC, or multi-tenant isolation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and modern software development practices.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and willingness to learn in a dynamic engineering setting.

• Develop and maintain data plane APIs that enable reliable and performant communication between platform components and inference services.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and multi-tenant security controls to ensure isolation and compliance across the platform.
• Contribute to the design and development of platform services focusing on reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Write well-tested, well-documented code and participate in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Support operational readiness through monitoring, alerting, and incident response for platform services.