Senior Principal Lead Software Engineer - Remote

Job Description

Would you enjoy protecting the world leading brands?

Would providing technical leadership across research and development teams excite you ?

Join our Abuse and Fraud Prevention Engineering team!

Our team is part of the Security Technology Group, driving the future of Bot and Abuse Protection. We help thousands of the largest enterprises globally protect their websites and secure transactions over the Internet. As a Fortune 1000 company and market leader in bot and abuse protection we have a proven record of delivering best in class security solutions.

Shape the future of security products

In this senior technical leader role, you will be building highly scalable, reliable and usable software solutions for bot and abuse detection. Allowing our customers to better manage bot traffic and help improve the internet for millions of people.

As a Software Engineer Senior Principal Lead, you will be responsible for:

• Creating and enhancing bot manager detection and features, including conception, design, testing and deployment
• Providing technical leadership across engineering teams to develop, innovate and continually improve product design
• Guiding and performing activities such as design and code reviews, identifying improvements to software quality, performance/integration tests
• Collaborating with Threat Research, Product Management, Architects and Operations teams to drive bot and abuse detection feature from concept to reality
• Analyzing large sets of data to develop and improve malicious bot detection, behavioral authentication and fraud detection

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 12+ years' experience and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or another related field or its equivalent
• Have experience in designing and developing scalable systems
• Be experienced in Software development, ideally in Python or GoLang
• Have expertise in networking/internet protocols such as TCP/IP , DNS, HTTP/HTTPS and TLS
• Have a well- rounded background in host, network and application security
• Have experience in applying advanced anomaly detection and machine-learning techniques to the security field

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.
Learn 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!
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.
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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $183,830 - $293,999/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.